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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 1862 p4p, 279 weight class) and Vincenzo Nibali (ranked 2773 p4p, 398 weight class). Grieg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In the Hall of the Mountain King. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Nibali!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg looks to land a body kick but Nibali moved away.
Nibali throws a body punch but Grieg moves out of range.
Nibali throws a body kick that misses.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the body.
Grieg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nibali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nibali jabs Grieg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grieg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grieg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grieg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grieg avoids the body shot from Nibali.
Grieg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grieg moves away from the strike by Nibali.
Grieg throws a front kick aimed at Nibali's knee but Nibali avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Nibali.
Grieg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nibali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grieg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nibali has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nibali lands with a nice body kick.
Grieg ducks under a wild hook from Nibali.
A jab lands there for Nibali.
Grieg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nibali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grieg.
Nibali looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.
Nibali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grieg rather than just go for the knockout.
Grieg blocks a jab.
Nibali moves out of range of the body kick from Grieg.
Nibali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nibali misses with an uppercut
and Grieg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nibali looking to control.
Grieg forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nibali won't allow Grieg to pass to mount.
Nibali is looking to control Grieg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nibali avoid being mounted?
Grieg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grieg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nibali wants to get back to full guard.
Nibali has hold of Grieg's hands but Grieg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grieg is looking to advance position but Nibali won't allow it.
Nibali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grieg 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nibali looking for submissions off his back.
Grieg lands with a punch from half guard.
Grieg lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Grieg.
Nibali looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Grieg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grieg lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg drops an elbow to the side of Nibali's head.
Nibali actively working from the bottom here.
Grieg is thwarting Nibali's attempts to control the position.
Grieg wants to take a breather but Nibali is having none of it.
Nibali wants to control but Grieg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nibali gets full guard.
Grieg with a nice head shot there.
Grieg distracts Nibali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grieg works over Nibali with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nibali scores with a shot to the body.
Nibali throws a leg kick that misses.
Grieg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nibali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grieg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nibali trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg landing with the ground and pound.
Grieg advances to half guard.
Grieg working Nibali over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibali wants to control but Grieg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nibali is refusing to be controlled, as Grieg sits in half guard.
Nibali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grieg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nibali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Grieg there.
Nibali is rocked!
Ground and pound from Grieg.
Nibali is still in real trouble! Can Grieg finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nibali wants to control but Grieg is keeping busy.
Grieg lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Nibali quite badly. Nibali pulls Grieg in close trying to recover. Grieg postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Nibali on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Nibali doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
A victorious Edvard Grieg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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