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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjorkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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223 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravano has his takedown stuffed
and Bjorkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Bjorkman shows good takedown defense.
Bjorkman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gravano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gravano connects with a nice short shot to Bjorkman's temple.
Gravano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjorkman defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gravano is pressing down on Bjorkman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bjorkman is holding on for now.
Gravano thows a huge punch but Bjorkman dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano passes into side control, despite Bjorkman's attempt to control the position.
The strikes coming from Gravano are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bjorkman struggling a bit here.
Gravano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gravano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Bjorkman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gravano on the ground.
Bjorkman struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gravano grinds an elbow into Bjorkman's temple.
Gravano sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bjorkman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gravano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gravano scores with punches from side control.
Bjorkman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjorkman tries to get out of the position.
Gravano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gravano is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bjorkman's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorkman taking a bit of punishment here - Gravano scoring with strikes.
Gravano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks Gravano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gravano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bjorkman is rocked!
Gravano cracks Bjorkman with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gravano immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bjorkman is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gravano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Our winner, Sammy Gravano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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