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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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230 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikola Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Mallao!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grozni as he avoids it easily.
Mallao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grozni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grozni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mallao ducks under a wild hook from Grozni.
Mallao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grozni sprawls well. Grozni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mallao gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikola Grozni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Mallao.
Grozni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grozni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mallao is trying to maintain the position but Grozni is very close to passing his half guard.
Grozni prevents Mallao from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni is breathing heavily.
Mallao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grozni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grozni is looking to take a break and control but Mallao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mallao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mallao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grozni counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grozni throwing strikes from guard but Mallao blocks nicely.
Grozni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mallao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallao controls Grozni momentarily but Grozni frees himself.
Mallao wants to stand up but Grozni is controlling him.
Mallao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grozni stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mallao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grozni avoids it really well and circles away.
Mallao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikola Grozni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grozni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mallao is looking to clinch but Grozni is avoiding it.
Mallao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grozni circles away.
Grozni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grozni wants to pass the guard but Mallao is keeping the position.
Grozni slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallao tries to get to full guard but Grozni has control of the leg.
Grozni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mallao trying to control but Grozni postures up.
Grozni postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mallao to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Grozni 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.
Mallao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grozni swivels and escapes.
Mallao shoots and misses
and Grozni counters with a head kick. That will keep Mallao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mallao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grozni tries to avoid it but Mallao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grozni to the ground. Grozni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikola Grozni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Mallao.
Grozni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mallao looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grozni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mallao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grozni throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grozni prevents Mallao from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallao won't allow Grozni to pass to mount.
Grozni wants to take a breather but Mallao is having none of it.
Mallao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grozni.
Grozni decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mallao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grozni is trying to defend but Mallao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grozni gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mallao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A head kick by Grozni misses
and Mallao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grozni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grozni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grozni leaves Mallao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grozni misses with a double jab.
Grozni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mallao to the mat! Mallao manages to get full guard.
Mallao keeping moving, preventing Grozni from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallao trying to control the position.
Nikola Grozni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grozni wants to control from the top but Mallao keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Nikola Grozni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grozni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grozni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mallao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grozni. Grozni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mallao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grozni throws a head kick but Mallao moves out of range.
That's four 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.
Mallao looks for a takedown but Grozni sprawls well.
Grozni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grozni misses with a leg kick
and Mallao counters with a solid body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Grozni. No joy for Mallao on that attempt.
Mallao has his takedown stuffed
and Grozni counters by clinching up.
Grozni tries to land knees in the clinch but Mallao avoids the damage to the body.
Mallao is trying to stall.
Grozni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallao avoiding damage as Grozni throws knees to the body.
Mallao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grozni is keeping busy.
Grozni breaks the clinch.
Mallao tries to close the distance and clinch but Grozni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Grozni dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mallao dives in and scores a takedown into Grozni's guard.
Grozni is trying to keep Mallao in close.
Mallao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grozni's guard.
Grozni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grozni looking to control.
Mallao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We're going to have a standup here because Nikola Grozni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck for Mallao with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallao shoots in but no luck this time.
Grozni scores with a takedown into Mallao's guard.
Grozni with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grozni controlling from the top position.
Mallao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mallao, up you get!
Grozni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mallao.
Nikola Grozni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Mallao.
Grozni moves into the clinch.
Mallao is trying to break the clinch but Grozni is controlling him.
Mallao is trying to break the clinch but Grozni has him pressed against the cage.
Mallao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mallao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grozni smiles and moves away.
Grozni moves into range and clinches up with Mallao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Grozni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mallao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grozni manages to break the clinch.
Grozni pushes Mallao up against the cage in a clinch.
Mallao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mallao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grozni has him pressed against the cage.
Grozni ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grozni no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mallao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grozni is pulling down on Mallao's head to control his posture.
Mallao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallao postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grozni is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mallao, into his guard.
Nikola Grozni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grozni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mallao keeping moving, preventing Grozni from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikola Grozni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grozni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Grozni!
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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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