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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James B. Grossweiner (ranked 250 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ken Womack (ranked 499 p4p, 62 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Womack 's choice of entrance music: TUSK. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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186 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Womack !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Womack .
Womack lands a front kick.
Womack throws a lazy right hand but Grossweiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Womack finds it's way through Grossweiner's defenses.
Grossweiner slips a jab from Womack .
Womack fakes the leg kick and cracks Grossweiner in the body.
Womack digs a good hook to Grossweiner's body.
Womack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grossweiner.
Grossweiner misses the shot to the body.
Grossweiner throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Womack .
Grossweiner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Womack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossweiner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Womack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossweiner. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Womack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Grossweiner misses.
Womack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grossweiner throws an off balance right hand
and Womack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Womack scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Womack catches Grossweiner right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Womack .
Womack lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Womack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Womack slips under a jab.
Womack throws a shot from downtown. Grossweiner moves away and avoids it.
Womack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Womack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grossweiner.
A low kick from Grossweiner is predictable there
and Womack counters with a thumping low kick.
Womack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossweiner throws a leg kick but Womack moved away.
Grossweiner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ken Womack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womack blocks a leg kick.
Womack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Womack lands a leg kick that knocks Grossweiner off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Womack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Womack throws a jab when Grossweiner was well out of range.
Grossweiner shoots in and gets a takedown into Womack 's guard.
Womack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Womack is trying to keep Grossweiner in close.
Grossweiner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grossweiner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grossweiner throws a big right hand that misses.
Womack 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.
Grossweiner throwing strikes from guard but Womack blocks nicely.
Grossweiner 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.
Grossweiner postures up in Womack 's guard and throws a big left but Womack blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack trying to control the position here.
Womack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grossweiner throws a strike but Womack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grossweiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grossweiner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womack defends it easily.
Grossweiner wants to sweep here but Womack controlling him for the moment.
Womack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Womack 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Womack preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grossweiner has his foot on Womack 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Womack works his way back into a safe position though.
Grossweiner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Womack puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grossweiner wants to sweep but Womack has passed to side control!
Womack trying to control the action but Grossweiner is working from the bottom.
Womack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grossweiner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Womack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grossweiner is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Womack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Womack !
Grossweiner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Womack counters with a nice uppercut.
Womack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Womack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Womack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Womack lands a nice looking body kick.
Womack throws out a loose jab but Grossweiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Womack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Womack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Womack throws a shot from downtown. Grossweiner moves away and avoids it.
Womack throws a big shot that misses.
Grossweiner misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossweiner throws a lazy right hand but Womack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grossweiner connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Womack .
Grossweiner ducks right into an uppercut from Womack .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Womack moves away from the strike by Grossweiner.
Womack is looking for the big counter here.
Grossweiner misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Womack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Womack lands with a nice body punch.
Grossweiner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Womack .
Womack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Womack misses with a body kick.
Grossweiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Womack .
Womack misses with a right hand
and Grossweiner counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ken Womack has been cut.
Grossweiner swings for the body but Womack moves out of range.
Grossweiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Womack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Womack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Womack is looking to land body kicks.
Grossweiner throws a counter high kick but Womack was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grossweiner connects with a looping right hand.
Womack looks to throw the jab but Grossweiner is out of range.
Grossweiner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Womack scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grossweiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Womack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Womack lands with a straight right. Grossweiner didn't see that one coming.
Womack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grossweiner lands a jab-cross combination.
Grossweiner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ken Womack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Womack digs a good hook to Grossweiner's body.
The crowd cheers as Grossweiner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Womack doesn't seem phased though.
Womack cracks the inside of Grossweiner's front leg.
Grossweiner misses with a shot to the body
and Womack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Womack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Womack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Womack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Womack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossweiner ducks under a wild hook from Womack .
Womack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Womack .
Grossweiner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Womack throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Womack .
Womack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Womack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Womack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grossweiner's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Womack cracks Grossweiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grossweiner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Womack circles away.
Womack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Womack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Womack blocks a low kick nicely.
Womack connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Womack .
Grossweiner misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Womack cracks Grossweiner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grossweiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grossweiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossweiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grossweiner is rocked!
Womack cracks Grossweiner with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Grossweiner tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Womack pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Grossweiner is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Womack !
Ken Womack is the new middleweight champion!
Ken Womack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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