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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Gross (ranked 8233 p4p, 745 weight class) and Julian Muller (ranked 8908 p4p, 777 weight class). Leo Gross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julian Muller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gross decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gross prevents Muller from improving his position.
Muller is controlling Gross's trapped leg to prevent Gross from advancing to side control.
Muller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gross is trying to control the action in half guard but Muller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller looking for submissions off his back.
Gross is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is positioning himself well to prevent Gross advancing to mount.
Muller is looking for a sweep. Gross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gross wants to stand but Muller has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Gross has managed to clinch.
Muller pulls guard.
Gross wants to stand but Muller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Gross from controlling successfully.
Muller being controlled here, momentarily.
Muller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Gross from controlling successfully.
Muller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Gross from controlling successfully.
Gross lands a couple of digs.
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.
Muller trying to control the position.
Muller working for a triangle but Gross defends it easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Muller shoots in and gets a takedown into Gross's guard.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Gross is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muller being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Gross dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Muller dives in and scores a takedown into Gross's guard.
Gross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muller pushing down on Gross's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gross has his hands clasped together around Muller's back. He's all about the action.
Julian Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muller is trying to control the action in half guard but Gross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gross is looking to control Muller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gross avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gross trying to hold on to Muller's head to control him but Muller postures up.
Gross tries to roll over but Muller keeps him under control.
Muller trying to control the action but Gross is working from the bottom.
Muller trying to pass the guard but Gross defending well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muller is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two 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.
Gross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muller pulls his head out easily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leo Gross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Muller is trying to work for a kimura but Gross is defending well.
Gross pushes Muller off looking to stand but Muller dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller prevents Gross from improving his position.
Muller is trying to control the action in half guard but Gross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muller is looking to advance position but Gross won't allow it.
Gross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Muller moves into full mount! Gross won't be happy about that!
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.
Muller controlling from mount.
Muller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Muller looking for a guillotine from mount but Gross is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gross is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Muller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Muller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Gross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gross defends it well.
Gross looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is thwarting Gross's attempts to control the position.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Gross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gross actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller wants to work for an arm triangle but Gross is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gross is trying to maintain the position but Muller is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gross to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller is looking for a triangle but Gross pushes his legs off easily.
Muller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gross passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking for submissions off his back.
Muller wants to control but Gross is keeping busy.
Muller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Muller holds on and takes a little breather.
Gross wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Muller controls Gross momentarily but Gross frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gross wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Gross.
I think Gross 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Gross!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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