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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni comes to the cage accompanied by Миша Маваши - &. Berry has chosen Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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216 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with a straight right.
Berry tries to sprawl but Grozni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grozni trying to pass the guard but Berry defending well.
Grozni thows a huge punch but Berry dodges it nicely.
Grozni lands with a punch from half guard.
Grozni prevents Berry from improving his position.
Berry trying to control but Grozni postures up.
Grozni throwing shots but Berry is blocking nicely.
Grozni prevents Berry from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grozni trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni wants to stand up but Berry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Berry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grozni.
Berry tries to get to full guard but Grozni has control of the leg.
Grozni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berry is trying is best to control the position here.
Grozni looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grozni trying to control from half guard but Berry is working away.
Grozni throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Berry to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grozni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grozni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grozni wants to pass the guard but Berry is keeping the position.
Berry has Grozni pulled in close to control his posture.
Grozni throws a big right hand that misses.
Grozni trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
Berry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Berry tries to get up but Grozni was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozni preventing the sweep.
Berry keeps trying to improve his position.
Grozni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berry looking for a sweep. Not yet Berry, not yet.
Grozni trying to control the position from guard on top but Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grozni wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Grozni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry is looking for a sweep.
Berry looks to move to half guard but instead Grozni has passed into mount! Damn!
Grozni with the ground and pound from mount.
Grozni controlling from mount.
Grozni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Berry because Grozni loaded up on that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grozni prevents Berry from getting the reversal.
Grozni throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Berry regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grozni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Berry with that takedown attempt.
Berry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grozni.
Grozni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivan Grozni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grozni is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Berry reverses the position - he's now on top in Grozni's guard.
Grozni has a closed guard, preventing Berry from standing up.
Berry stands up and waves to Grozni to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Grozni.
A swing and a miss from Berry.
Berry walks into a straight right hand from Grozni.
Berry ducks under a wild hook from Grozni.
A punch combination from Grozni misses.
Grozni avoids the body shot from Berry.
Grozni lands with a good body shot.
Ash Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
Grozni slips under a jab from Berry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grozni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry works Grozni's body with a nice hook.
Berry throws a body punch but Grozni moves out of range.
Berry connects with a right hand. Grozni shakes it off.
Berry misses the body punch
letting Grozni counter with a right hand.
Berry slaps away a takedown attempt from Grozni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grozni throws an off balance right hand
and Berry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grozni lands a really nice looking cross but Berry seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozni lands a lovely overhand right.
Grozni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Berry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grozni at a distance.
Grozni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berry tries to land a leg kick but Grozni saw it coming and moves away.
Grozni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Berry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grozni rather than just go for the knockout.
Berry tried to score with a low kick but Grozni checks it.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grozni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grozni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grozni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berry.
Grozni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry being controlled here, momentarily.
Grozni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grozni lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grozni dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grozni tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berry digs a good hook to Grozni's body.
A big left from Grozni misses.
Grozni misses with a looping left.
Grozni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grozni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Berry sprawls well initially but Grozni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grozni prevents Berry from improving his position.
Grozni throwing shots but Berry is blocking nicely.
Grozni wants to take a breather but Berry is having none of it.
Grozni is thwarting Berry's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni drops an elbow to the side of Berry's head.
Grozni moves into full mount! Berry won't be happy about that!
Grozni thowing shots but they're missing.
Berry tries to lock up and control but Grozni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grozni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grozni prevents Berry from getting the reversal.
Grozni lands a big shot there that rocks Berry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grozni punching from mount but Berry doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grozni cracks Berry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grozni breaks from Berry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Berry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grozni avoids the attempt from Berry to control.
Grozni misses with a head shot.
Berry working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grozni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grozni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Berry because Grozni loaded up on that one.
Berry tries to hold on but Grozni pushes him away.
Grozni fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grozni unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry is desperately trying to improve his position but Grozni has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grozni cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Grozni there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grozni wants to control the pace but Berry is squirming around nicely.
Grozni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ash Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grozni tries to control but Berry wriggling away.
Grozni looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozni with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry gets back to half guard.
Grozni thows a huge punch but Berry dodges it nicely.
Grozni seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grozni connects with a nice short shot to Berry's temple.
Grozni looks to land a strike but Berry avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grozni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grozni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grozni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Grozni!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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