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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunwaldzki comes to the cage accompanied by Within Temptation - Forsaken. Harrison has chosen Crossed - So much pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Grunwaldzki misses the shot to the body.
Harrison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harrison throws a body punch but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Harrison connects with a right hand. Grunwaldzki shakes it off.
Grunwaldzki throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Harrison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grunwaldzki with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Harrison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grunwaldzki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
As Grunwaldzki backs off Harrison throws a huge counter combo but Grunwaldzki manages to avoid it all.
Grunwaldzki misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunwaldzki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Harrison misses.
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grunwaldzki defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
Grunwaldzki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Grunwaldzki finds it's way through Harrison's defenses.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body. Grunwaldzki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harrison!
Jab by Harrison.
Harrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Aidan Harrison has been cut.
Harrison has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grunwaldzki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grunwaldzki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Grunwaldzki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grunwaldzki is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison throws a head kick that misses
letting Grunwaldzki counter with a right hand.
Grunwaldzki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Harrison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunwaldzki.
A low kick from Harrison misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grunwaldzki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grunwaldzki doesn't seem phased though.
Grunwaldzki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harrison.
Grunwaldzki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harrison scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Harrison.
Grunwaldzki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrison lands with a cross.
Grunwaldzki scores with the left hand. Harrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Grunwaldzki avoids it well.
Grunwaldzki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Grunwaldzki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grunwaldzki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Grunwaldzki's knee but Grunwaldzki avoids it well.
Grunwaldzki is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Grunwaldzki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Grunwaldzki moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
Grunwaldzki misses with an uppercut.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harrison. That's going to slow Grunwaldzki down.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunwaldzki.
Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Grunwaldzki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrison lands a high kick!
Grunwaldzki blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison throws a push kick but Grunwaldzki slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison misses with a right hand
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grunwaldzki moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Grunwaldzki drops his hands momentarily and Harrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grunwaldzki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrison misses with a hook
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Harrison misses
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunwaldzki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harrison misses with a right hand
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Grunwaldzki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grunwaldzki connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Harrison coming out on top.
Grunwaldzki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harrison is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grunwaldzki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harrison slips under a jab.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunwaldzki finish him?
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunwaldzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunwaldzki throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunwaldzki misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grunwaldzki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grunwaldzki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrison misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Grunwaldzki's knee but Grunwaldzki avoids it well.
That kick from Harrison tenderised Grunwaldzki's leg. Grunwaldzki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grunwaldzki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grunwaldzki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Grunwaldzki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Harrison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grunwaldzki moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Grunwaldzki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Grunwaldzki's body.
Grunwaldzki misses the jab.
Grunwaldzki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Grunwaldzki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grunwaldzki throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunwaldzki throws a front kick that sends Harrison stumbling back into the cage.
Harrison misses with a jab to the body
and Grunwaldzki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grunwaldzki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grunwaldzki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aidan Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison tries to bum rush Grunwaldzki with a series of wild strikes but Grunwaldzki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrison throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aidan Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Grunwaldzki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grunwaldzki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Grunwaldzki to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrison motions for Grunwaldzki to come forward. Harrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Grunwaldzki misses the target.
Grunwaldzki avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Grunwaldzki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Harrison misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grunwaldzki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grunwaldzki misses with a looping right.
Harrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grunwaldzki doesn't seem bothered though.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunwaldzki.
Harrison tries a low kick but Grunwaldzki avoids it.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grunwaldzki.
Harrison throws a hook but Grunwaldzki blocks it.
It looked like Grunwaldzki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grunwaldzki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grunwaldzki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grunwaldzki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrison.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki checks a leg kick.
Grunwaldzki throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
Grunwaldzki is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrison cracks Grunwaldzki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki throws a shot to the body.
That kick from Harrison tenderised Grunwaldzki's leg. Grunwaldzki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrison scores with a body shot.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrison throws a hook but Grunwaldzki avoids it easily.
Harrison scores with a hook to the body. Grunwaldzki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grunwaldzki's calf.
Harrison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grunwaldzki if he has to take too many more of those.
Harrison keeps Grunwaldzki at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harrison misses with a body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Grunwaldzki is looking to counter with head kicks.
Harrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunwaldzki throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harrison.
Harrison misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Harrison misses
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison misses with a shot to the body
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Aidan Harrison's cut even more.
Grunwaldzki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
Grunwaldzki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a two punch combo.
Grunwaldzki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Harrison misses.
Harrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grunwaldzki has time to react.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grunwaldzki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harrison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grunwaldzki scrambles back to his feet.
Grunwaldzki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Grunwaldzki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunwaldzki scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Artur Grunwaldzki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Grunwaldzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison swings for the body but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
A head kick by Harrison misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a good low kick that Harrison was not able to check.
Harrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Harrison backs away, Grunwaldzki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grunwaldzki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
Grunwaldzki dips to his left and cracks Harrison with an uppercut!
Some bone on bone action there as Grunwaldzki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grunwaldzki blocks a jab.
Grunwaldzki throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Grunwaldzki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grunwaldzki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grunwaldzki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrison - the referee stops the clock and Grunwaldzki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrison. Grunwaldzki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki misses with a double jab
and Harrison counters with a low kick, right behind Grunwaldzki 's knee.
Harrison lunges at Grunwaldzki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grunwaldzki's hand.
That kick from Harrison tenderised Grunwaldzki's leg. Grunwaldzki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grunwaldzki throws out a powerful jab.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Grunwaldzki misses the target.
A slow jab from Grunwaldzki misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison thuds his right hand into Grunwaldzki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrison lands a nice shot that snaps Grunwaldzki's head back.
Harrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses
and Grunwaldzki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grunwaldzki steps in with a hook that catches Harrison right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Grunwaldzki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Harrison looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
Our winner, Artur Grunwaldzki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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