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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murthel Groenhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Jury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murthel Groenhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Jury!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jury looking to slow down the pace here.
Groenhart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jury tries to clinch up but Groenhart circles away and keeps his distance.
Jury fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Groenhart.
Jury manages to break the clinch.
Jury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miles Jury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groenhart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jury sprawls well. Jury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Groenhart gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhart tries for a takedown but Jury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murthel Groenhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jury.
Groenhart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jury back to the cage. Groenhart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jury throws a nice looking combination but Groenhart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Jury. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Groenhart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Groenhart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jury wants it to stay on the feet.
Groenhart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Groenhart as he jumps to the side.
Groenhart appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jury clinches with his opponent.
Jury wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Groenhart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Groenhart is trying to pull guard but Jury turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Groenhart misses with a knee to the head.
Groenhart manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jury throws a head kick but Groenhart moves out of range.
Jury misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Groenhart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jury tries for a takedown but Groenhart circles away easily
and Groenhart counters by moving into the clinch.
Groenhart letting Jury take a breather here.
Jury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jury tries to clinch but Groenhart moves out of range.
Jury takes the fight into the clinch.
Groenhart stalls.
Jury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Groenhart is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jury working hard to break the clinch.
Groenhart blocks an uppercut.
Groenhart manages to break the clinch.
Groenhart has managed to clinch.
Jury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Groenhart.
Jury wants to clinch up but Groenhart keeps it at a distance.
Jury misses with a takedown attempt - Groenhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jury takes a kick to the side of the head.
Groenhart dives in for a single leg takedown but Jury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jury misses the shot to the body.
Jury wants to clinch up but Groenhart keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jury.
Groenhart clinches with his opponent.
Groenhart manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jury tries to close the distance and clinch but Groenhart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Groenhart appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jury goes for a double leg but Groenhart avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Groenhart continues to drive forward.
Horrible takedown attempt by Groenhart or perhaps it was just good defense by Jury, which made it look bad.
Jury moves in looking to clinch but Groenhart pushes him off.
Groenhart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jury moves in looking to clinch but Groenhart pushes him off.
Jury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Groenhart goes for a double leg but Jury avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jury continues to drive forward.
Groenhart is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Groenhart as he connects with a hook.
Jury shoots in and drives through. Groenhart sprawls well.
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 Murthel Groenhart will probably get the nod.
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.
Groenhart closes the distance and pushes Jury back into the cage.
Jury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Groenhart's elbow.
Jury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Groenhart to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Jury fails to land.
Jury breaks the clinch.
Groenhart instigates a clinch.
Jury looking to throw knees to the head but Groenhart is blocking nicely.
Jury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Groenhart has him pressed against the cage.
Groenhart blocking some punches.
Groenhart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jury gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jury has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jury jumps guard.
Groenhart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Groenhart.
An inside leg kick lands from Groenhart.
Jury wants to clinch.
Jury tries to clinch up.
Murthel Groenhart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jury is looking to clinch.
Jury tries to clinch there but Groenhart circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Groenhart swivels and escapes.
Groenhart appears to be looking for a big counter.
Groenhart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murthel Groenhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groenhart swats away the attempt to clinch by Jury.
Jury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jury changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Groenhart tries to avoid it but Jury manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Groenhart to the ground. Groenhart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Groenhart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Groenhart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jury is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Jury misses.
Jury tries to clinch up.
Jury tries to clinch but Groenhart is having none of it.
Groenhart has closed the distance and engaged Jury in a clinch.
Groenhart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhart is looking for a takedown.
Groenhart breaks from the clinch.
Groenhart wants to clinch up but Jury keeps it at a distance.
Jury is looking for the big counter here.
Jury throws a wild body kick that Groenhart sees coming a mile off.
Groenhart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Groenhart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jury tries to sprawl out of it but Groenhart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Groenhart dives in for a single leg takedown but Jury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick misses from Groenhart.
Jury is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jury is looking to clinch but Groenhart is avoiding it.
Jury tries to clinch up but Groenhart circles away and keeps his distance.
Jury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Groenhart tries a low kick but Jury avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groenhart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Groenhart pinned against the cage. Groenhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jury doesn't manage to clinch there - Groenhart circles away.
Jury tries for a takedown but Groenhart circles away easily
and Groenhart counters by moving into the clinch.
Jury tries to circle away but Groenhart has him pinned against the cage.
Jury has had enough of the clinch but Groenhart keeps him there for the moment.
Groenhart stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A hook to the body from Groenhart.
Jury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Groenhart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murthel Groenhart dominated that second round.
That's time! Groenhart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Groenhart's waist but Groenhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jury off to one side.
Jury clinches with his opponent.
Groenhart blocks the elbow strike.
Jury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murthel Groenhart is winning the standup battle so far.
Jury dives in and grabs Groenhart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Groenhart pushes down on Jury's head and hops out.
Jury checks a low kick from Groenhart.
Groenhart fails with the takedown.
Jury is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Groenhart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jury is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jury clinches.
Jury tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murthel Groenhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Jury.
Groenhart is trying to pull guard but Jury has him pressed against the cage.
Jury breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Groenhart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Groenhart but Groenhart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Groenhart circles away.
Groenhart half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Groenhart scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jury moves to clinch but Groenhart breaks away
and Groenhart counters with a three punch combo that has Jury backing up. Jury nods at Groenhart to acknowledge the strikes.
Groenhart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jury. No joy for Groenhart on that attempt.
Groenhart goes for a double leg but Jury avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jury continues to drive forward.
Jury misses with a wild combination.
Jury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groenhart is fending him off so far but Jury persists. Nope, Groenhart circles away and we're back to standing.
Groenhart appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Groenhart with that takedown attempt.
Groenhart closes the distance and clinches.
Jury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Groenhart smiles and moves away.
Groenhart connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jury closes the distance and clinches up with Groenhart, looking for a takedown. Jury pushes Groenhart against the cage but Groenhart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Groenhart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Groenhart blocks the elbow strike.
Groenhart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jury darts in looking for a takedown but Groenhart gets double underhooks and turns Jury into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jury sprawls well initially but Groenhart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Groenhart working Jury over with strikes.
Jury won't allow Groenhart to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Groenhart uses his free foot to push down on Jury's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jury.
Groenhart working for a submission but Jury is keeping him at bay.
Groenhart unloads with some shots from mount but Jury bucks and avoids them well.
Groenhart controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jury wants to control but Groenhart is having none of it.
Jury is working to get back to half guard.
Groenhart controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murthel Groenhart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Groenhart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Murthel Groenhart!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Murthel Groenhart!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Murthel Groenhart!
Murthel Groenhart wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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