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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacAuliffe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notorious by Duran Duran. Grunwaldzki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Within Temptation - Forsaken. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunwaldzki cracks MacAuliffe with a good jab.
Grunwaldzki throws the kick towards the body but MacAuliffe avoids it.
Grunwaldzki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grunwaldzki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grunwaldzki has a couple of punches blocked by MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe tries to pull guard but Grunwaldzki won't allow it.
Grunwaldzki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grunwaldzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunwaldzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki misses with some punches.
Grunwaldzki misses with some punches.
MacAuliffe is trying to pull guard but Grunwaldzki has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grunwaldzki walks away with a smile on his face. MacAuliffe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baeddan MacAuliffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacAuliffe's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Grunwaldzki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacAuliffe is defended easily by Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grunwaldzki as he jumps to the side.
Grunwaldzki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grunwaldzki moves away from the strike by MacAuliffe.
Grunwaldzki throws out a counter right but MacAuliffe avoids it with no problem.
Artur Grunwaldzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grunwaldzki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunwaldzki circles away quickly and effectively.
Grunwaldzki unleashes a big counter combination but MacAuliffe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grunwaldzki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grunwaldzki pulls MacAuliffe in close to his closed guard and prevents MacAuliffe from doing any damage or advancing position.
MacAuliffe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grunwaldzki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Grunwaldzki keeps moving.
MacAuliffe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacAuliffe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunwaldzki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacAuliffe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grunwaldzki has control of MacAuliffe's left arm, preventing MacAuliffe from doing any damage.
MacAuliffe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Grunwaldzki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunwaldzki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacAuliffe goes for a double leg but Grunwaldzki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grunwaldzki continues to drive forward.
Grunwaldzki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grunwaldzki scores with a leg kick.
Grunwaldzki stuns MacAuliffe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacAuliffe shoots and misses
letting Grunwaldzki counter with a right hand.
MacAuliffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacAuliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAuliffe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grunwaldzki connects with a body shot that sends MacAuliffe's belly button to the back.
MacAuliffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Grunwaldzki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grunwaldzki, as that shot connected.
MacAuliffe misses with an uppercut. Grunwaldzki saw that one coming.
MacAuliffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe throws a series of punches but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grunwaldzki.
MacAuliffe has been working on his balance at The Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Grunwaldzki.
Baeddan MacAuliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAuliffe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grunwaldzki counters with a stiff right hand.
MacAuliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunwaldzki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAuliffe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacAuliffe is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Grunwaldzki both land. Nice combination.
MacAuliffe is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacAuliffe.
Oh MacAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grunwaldzki drops MacAuliffe with a straight right hand, right on the button! Grunwaldzki follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
An out of breath Artur Grunwaldzki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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