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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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204 cm
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270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruffo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Gruffo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruffo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Gruffo keeps it at a distance.
Gruffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurt Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Gruffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruffo cracks Meyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gruffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meyer tries to clinch up.
Meyer sizes up Gruffo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meyer is looking to clinch but Gruffo is avoiding it.
Meyer slips a straight right by Gruffo.
Meyer cracks Gruffo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gruffo misses with a looping left.
Gruffo lands with a good body shot.
Gruffo throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruffo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Meyer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gruffo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gruffo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Meyer misses.
Gruffo misses with an uppercut. Meyer saw that one coming.
Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Gruffo darts in trying to clinch
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meyer clinches but Gruffo breaks the clinch
and Gruffo counters with a series of strikes. Meyer will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Kurt Meyer's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruffo throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Gruffo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gruffo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Gruffo ducks down to avoid it.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gruffo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gruffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer throws a hook but Gruffo blocks it.
Meyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meyer is working Gruffo over against the cage.
Gruffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
The cut above Kurt Meyer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a hook that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Gruffo misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer looking to slow down the pace here.
Meyer lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a shot to the body.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyer avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruffo.
Gruffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyer.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo is breathing heavily.
Gruffo looking to throw knees to the head but Meyer is blocking nicely.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyer avoids the damage to the body.
Gruffo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meyer trying to control the position but instead, Gruffo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meyer into the cage.
Gruffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyer.
Meyer lands a body punch.
Meyer is leaning against Gruffo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gruffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Meyer controls his hands.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Meyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Meyer lands with a light punch inside.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike.
Gruffo blocks an uppercut.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer managing to block the knees to the body from Gruffo.
Meyer stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Meyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meyer misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Meyer.
A bit of stalling here from Meyer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyer.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gruffo is rocked!
Meyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Gruffo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meyer creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gruffo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gruffo drops to his knees and Meyer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Meyer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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