Neil Grove
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| Neil Grove | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | Goliath |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 130 kg (290 lb/20 st) |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | |
| Fighting out of | London, England |
| Town of birth | Klerksdorp, South Africa |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Neil Grove is an English heavyweight MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter, he currently fights for Cage Rage and is known as Neil 'Goliath' Grove. He has a professional career record of 5 wins and 1 loss.
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[edit] MMA career
Neil Grove had his first MMA fight for UKMMAC on 16 November 2006, he beat Anthony Okorie by TKO.
He fought for UKMMAC for the second time on 25 February 2007, against Denniston Sutherland, Grove won by KO after 3.05 minutes of the first round.
On July 14 2007, Neil Grove made his Cage Rage debut at Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell, stepping in on two days notice to fight James Thompson, Thompson was a huge favourite but Neil Grove managed to KO James after just 10 seconds of the first round.
Grove's second fight for Cage Rage was on 22 September 2007, at Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable against Domagoj Ostojic, Grove won by KO, this time after 34 seconds of the first round.
Neil Grove fought for Cage Rage for the third time at Cage Rage 24: Feel the Pain, on 1 December 2007, against Robert Berry. Grove won by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at the end of the first round.
Grove fought at Cage Rage 25: Bring it on, the event was held on March 8th 2008, Grove suffered the first defeat of his professional MMA career, losing by a majority decision to Rob Broughton.
[edit] MMA Record
| 5-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) | ||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method |
| 8/3/2008 | Loss | Rob Broughton | Cage Rage 25: Bring it On | Majority Decision |
| 1/12/2007 | Win | Robert Berry | Cage Rage 24: Feel the Pain | TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
| 22/9/2007 | Win | Domagoj Ostojic | Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable | TKO (Punches) |
| 14/7/2007 | Win | James Thompson | Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell | KO |
| 25/2/2007 | Win | Denniston Sutherland | UKMMAC 18: Fists of Fury | KO |
| 26/11/2006 | Win | Anthony Okorie | UKMMAC 17: Iron Circle | TKO |
