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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the cage accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. Drake has chosen Εξομολογεισθ as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
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260 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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 Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Drake!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake slips under a jab.
Gronholm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake throws a right hand that Gronholm ducks under and follows up with a left that Gronholm also avoids with ease.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gronholm.
Drake stuns Gronholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Gronholm ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Gronholm seems unphased.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Gronholm's defenses.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronholm throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gronholm.
Gronholm swinging wildly here.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake thuds a left hand into Gronholm's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gronholm in his tracks.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Gronholm is breathing heavily.
Drake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gronholm.
Drake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drake.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Drake jabs at Gronholm's body.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake works Gronholm's body with a nice hook.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
and Drake counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gronholm! He's just covering up as Drake starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Drake!
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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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