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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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192 cm
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250 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
At Hammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
At Hammed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gruffo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
At Hammed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gruffo is trying to control At Hammed's posture but At Hammed avoids it.
Gruffo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but At Hammed has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gruffo is looking for a sweep.
At Hammed controlling the position from side mount.
At Hammed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gruffo has escaped the position, nice work there.
At Hammed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gruffo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed trying to control the position but Gruffo is working away.
At Hammed tries for a kimura but Gruffo is defending well.
Gruffo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
At Hammed is looking to stall here but Gruffo recovers full guard.
Gruffo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed tries to free his leg and advance position but Gruffo is retaining full guard.
At Hammed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
At Hammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruffo is keeping the position for now.
Gruffo wants to stand and escape but At Hammed is having none of it.
At Hammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruffo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gruffo is trying to keep At Hammed in close.
At Hammed trying to control but Gruffo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
At Hammed shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruffo sprawls well. He's pushed At Hammed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
At Hammed throws a head kick that misses.
At Hammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Beno Gruffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruffo avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
At Hammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruffo checks a low kick from At Hammed.
At Hammed throws a front kick that sends Gruffo stumbling back into the cage.
At Hammed thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed tries to land a body kick
and Gruffo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
At Hammed shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruffo sprawls well. He's pushed At Hammed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
At Hammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
At Hammed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruffo.
Nice takedown defense from Gruffo. No joy for At Hammed on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brah At Hammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from At Hammed.
At Hammed gets off balance looking for a body kick
and At Hammed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
At Hammed throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruffo blocks a head kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! At Hammed slams his shin into Gruffo's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brah At Hammed dominated that round.
That's time! At Hammed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gruffo avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gruffo misses with a body kick.
Gruffo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Gruffo tenderised At Hammed's leg. At Hammed is trying to keep his angry face on.
At Hammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruffo throws a chopping leg kick but At Hammed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gruffo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
At Hammed lands with a kick to the temple. Gruffo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
At Hammed walks into a straight right hand from Gruffo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
At Hammed scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruffo manages to avoid it.
At Hammed shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruffo tries to sprawl out of it but At Hammed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruffo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gruffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
At Hammed missing with a left hand there. Gruffo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
At Hammed shoots in and drives through. Gruffo sprawls well.
Brah At Hammed is winning the standup battle so far.
At Hammed throws a head kick that misses.
At Hammed lands a head kick!
At Hammed dives in and grabs Gruffo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gruffo pushes down on At Hammed's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brah At Hammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed shoots for a takedown but Gruffo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
At Hammed dives in and grabs Gruffo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gruffo pushes down on At Hammed's head and hops out.
Gruffo stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
At Hammed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gruffo stuffs the takedown attempt from At Hammed. At Hammed gets slowly back to his feet.
Gruffo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruffo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
At Hammed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gruffo sprawls well. Gruffo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. At Hammed gets slowly back to his feet.
At Hammed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo lands with a slapping head kick.
At Hammed throws a sloppy head kick and Gruffo moves out of range easily.
At Hammed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Gruffo. No joy for At Hammed on that attempt.
At Hammed tries a head kick but it misses.
At Hammed misses with a kick to the body.
At Hammed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruffo.
Gruffo moves into range and clinches up with At Hammed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Gruffo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gruffo.
At Hammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gruffo checks a leg kick.
Gruffo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
At Hammed tries to bum rush Gruffo with a series of wild strikes but Gruffo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gruffo scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from At Hammed misses.
Gruffo thuds his shin into the meat of At Hammed's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Beno Gruffo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! At Hammed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gruffo.
Good leg kick by Gruffo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gruffo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
At Hammed throws a low kick but Gruffo moves out of range easily.
At Hammed looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruffo is just out of range.
At Hammed throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gruffo counters with a good low kick that At Hammed was not able to check.
At Hammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
At Hammed feints and as Gruffo raises his hands in defense, At Hammed changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
At Hammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruffo is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruffo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. At Hammed has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gruffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with At Hammed's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed working aggressively here.
At Hammed misses with a knee strike.
Gruffo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gruffo.
At Hammed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruffo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
At Hammed dives in for a single leg takedown but Gruffo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gruffo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruffo misses with a body kick.
Gruffo lands a really nice looking cross but At Hammed seems unphased.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from At Hammed is defended easily by Gruffo.
At Hammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruffo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed avoids the head kick by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gruffo throws a looping overhand right but At Hammed ducks down to avoid it.
Gruffo tries to work over At Hammed's front leg with a kick but At Hammed checks it.
At Hammed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gruffo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brah At Hammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Hammed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gruffo tries to avoid it but At Hammed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gruffo to the ground. Gruffo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gruffo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
At Hammed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed with a nice cross.
At Hammed throws a sloppy head kick
and Gruffo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gruffo.
At Hammed misses with a body shot.
Gruffo cracks At Hammed with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Gruffo.
At Hammed lands with a nice body kick.
Gruffo throws a lazy right hand but At Hammed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brah At Hammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruffo stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Gruffo. No joy for At Hammed on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed throws a sloppy head kick
and Gruffo counters with a low kick, right behind At Hammed 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruffo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to At Hammed's calf.
Gruffo takes a swing at At Hammed's ribcage but misses.
Gruffo scores with a head kick.
Gruffo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
At Hammed shoots in for a takedown but Gruffo shows good takedown defense.
At Hammed throws a sloppy head kick and Gruffo moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruffo lands a nice shot that snaps At Hammed's head back.
At Hammed closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gruffo did well to prevent At Hammed getting side control.
Gruffo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Beno Gruffo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gruffo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Beno Gruffo!
Beno Gruffo gave a mention to Black Hand Alliance Only Laundry Service in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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