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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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182 cm
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211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor takes a swing at Gruber's ribcage but misses.
Gruber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Proctor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruber.
Proctor swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruber. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proctor blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Proctor.
Proctor works over Gruber's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Proctor misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Proctor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber shoots in and bounces Proctor off the cage to secure the takedown into 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.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Proctor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proctor wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
Gruber 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.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proctor pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
Proctor wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
We've been hearing good reports from Gruber's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proctor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Proctor pulls Gruber in close to his closed guard and prevents Gruber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gruber is in close to Proctor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proctor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gruber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gruber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gruber being controlled here, momentarily.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Proctor controlling him for the moment.
Proctor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruber is keeping the position for now.
Proctor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Proctor looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Proctor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gruber's guard.
Gruber wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Proctor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gruber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Proctor being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Proctor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Proctor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gruber was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gruber working away.
Gruber fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Proctor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Gruber.
Proctor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Proctor wants to control but Gruber postures up.
Proctor tries to escape but Gruber is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thaddeus Proctor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's time! Gruber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gruber blocks a jab.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Proctor misses with a lunging right hand
so Gruber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Proctor wants to stand but Gruber is controlling the position.
Proctor has momentary wrist control but Gruber slips an elbow through the middle.
Proctor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Proctor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gruber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Proctor is pulling down on Gruber's head. It's preventing any offense from Gruber, at least for the moment.
Proctor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Proctor blocks nicely.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Proctor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gruber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gruber.
Proctor wants to stand and escape but Gruber is having none of it.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proctor seems keen to control Gruber's posture.
Proctor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proctor wants to sweep but no luck.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Proctor controls Gruber momentarily but Gruber frees himself.
Gruber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber postures up and lands a big shot to Proctor's brow.
Proctor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gruber manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.
Proctor controls Gruber momentarily but Gruber frees himself.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Proctor blocks nicely.
Proctor has his hands on Gruber's head, controlling the position.
Proctor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Proctor trying to control the position.
Gruber is looking to work some ground and pound but Proctor has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proctor is looking to stand up but Gruber isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruber postures up in Proctor's guard and throws a big left but Proctor blocks it.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruber scoring with some ground and pound.
Gruber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gruber won't allow Proctor to sweep him here.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Proctor is breathing heavily.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proctor looking to control.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Proctor blocks nicely.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gruber works over Proctor with some ground and pound from guard.
Gruber landing with the ground and pound.
Proctor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber won't allow Proctor to get back to his feet.
Proctor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proctor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hans Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gruber controls Proctor momentarily but Proctor frees himself.
Gruber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Proctor's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's time! Gruber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Proctor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Proctor duly obliges.
Proctor throws a shot from downtown. Gruber moves away and avoids it.
Gruber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thaddeus Proctor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber lands a jab.
Proctor stalks Gruber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gruber's face. Gruber staggers backwards, shaken.
Gruber drives through and clinches with Proctor against the cage.
Proctor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Proctor misses with a series of wild punches.
Proctor tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gruber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruber is trying to trip Proctor. He has hold of a leg but Proctor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gruber persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber stands up over Proctor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proctor wants to sweep here but Gruber controlling him for the moment.
Proctor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Proctor trying to control the position.
Gruber landing some decent shots from guard.
Gruber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gruber working some strikes from top position.
Proctor pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Proctor wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Proctor is rocked!
Gruber is in close to Proctor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Proctor is still in real trouble! Can Gruber finish him?
Proctor has momentary wrist control but Gruber slips an elbow through the middle.
Gruber pushing down on Proctor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gruber unloads with some huge strikes here! Proctor is out! Gruber wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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