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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guru Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zz Geto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zz Geto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geto misses with a hook.
Grepp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grepp misses the jab.
Grepp connects with the punch.
Grepp throws a jab but it's blocked by Geto.
Geto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grepp looks for a takedown but Geto sprawls well.
Geto throws a head kick that misses.
Grepp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geto circles away quickly and effectively.
Grepp throws out a loose jab but Geto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grepp tests Geto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grepp misses with a looping left.
Geto throws a right and a left that Grepp avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Geto tests Grepp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Geto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grepp throws out the jab.
A big right from Grepp misses.
Grepp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grepp.
Geto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Geto misses with a hook to the body
and Grepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geto slips a jab from Grepp.
Guru Grepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geto throws a big shot that misses.
Grepp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grepp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grepp lands a really nice looking cross but Geto seems unphased.
A lazy left from Grepp finds it's target.
Geto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Geto ducks under a wild hook from Grepp.
Geto is looking to land body kicks.
Geto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Geto misses with an uppercut. Grepp saw that one coming.
Geto misses with a series of wild punches.
Geto throws a body kick that misses.
Grepp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geto throws out the jab.
Grepp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guru Grepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grepp connects with a nice looking jab.
Geto throws a combination that misses
and Grepp counters with a nice uppercut.
Geto throws out a loose jab but Grepp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Geto.
Grepp throws a jab but it's blocked by Geto.
Geto slips a straight right by Grepp.
Geto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grepp misses with a hook.
Grepp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grepp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Grepp finds it's target.
Grepp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Geto.
Geto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Geto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grepp drops back looking for a leg! Geto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Geto manages to kick Grepp off! Grepp jumps back into Geto's guard.
Geto looking for a sweep. Not yet Geto, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guru Grepp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grepp misses with a straight right.
Grepp throws the left hand but Geto avoids the punch easily.
Grepp misses the shot to the body.
Geto misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Grepp or perhaps it was just good defense by Geto which made him look bad.
Grepp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Geto sprawls well. Geto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grepp gets slowly back to his feet.
Geto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Grepp misses.
Geto stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guru Grepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grepp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp looks for a takedown but Geto sprawls well.
Grepp moves out of range as Geto strikes.
Geto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grepp.
Geto throws the left hand but Grepp avoids the punch easily.
Grepp clobbers Geto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Geto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grepp takes a swing at Geto's ribcage but misses.
Geto misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Grepp.
Geto loads up on a big right hand but Grepp slips the punch.
A big right from Grepp misses.
Geto moves away from the strike by Grepp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Geto slips under a jab.
Grepp throws out a loose jab but Geto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geto throws a sloppy body shot
and Grepp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp misses with a hook. Geto ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geto.
Geto moves away from the strike by Grepp.
Geto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grepp throws out the jab.
Geto misses with a looping right.
Grepp throws a jab but it's blocked by Geto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grepp.
Grepp throws a lazy right hand but Geto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp misses with a looping right.
Grepp throws a lazy right hand but Geto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grepp throws a shot from downtown. Geto moves away and avoids it.
Grepp misses with a body shot.
Grepp connects with the punch.
Geto thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepp swings for the body but Geto moves out of range.
Grepp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grepp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grepp throws out a powerful jab.
Geto defending well as Grepp loads up on a big left hand.
Grepp looks to land a left hand but Geto moved out of range nicely.
Grepp shoots in for a takedown but Geto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Geto with a nice cross.
Grepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geto.
A telegraphed right hand from Grepp misses the target.
Geto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grepp throws out the jab.
Grepp misses with a looping right.
Grepp works over Geto's head and body with a nice combination.
Geto misses with a series of wild punches.
Grepp lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grepp throws a jab when Geto was well out of range.
Geto throws a series of punches but Grepp avoids them all with ease.
Zz Geto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grepp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Geto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Grepp dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grepp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grepp throws the left hand but Geto avoids the punch easily.
Grepp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Geto slips under a jab from Grepp.
Geto misses with a shot to the body
and Grepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Geto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grepp misses with an uppercut.
Grepp shoots for a takedown but Geto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geto moves out of range as Grepp strikes.
Zz Geto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geto gets caught flat footed, as Grepp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grepp has gone for a leg lock! Geto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grepp's guard.
Grepp keeping moving, preventing Geto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grepp has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Geto has managed to get both his arms back between Grepp's legs - danger averted.
Geto looking to sit in guard and control but Grepp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grepp wants to pass the guard but Geto is keeping the position.
Grepp prevents Geto from getting back to his feet.
Geto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Zz Geto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grepp postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Geto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grepp, into his guard.
Geto looking to sit in guard and control but Grepp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grepp postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Geto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grepp, into his guard.
Geto forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp wants to get back to full guard.
Geto wants to get back to his feet.
Geto wants to stand up but Grepp manages to regain full guard.
Geto tries to stand but Grepp is controlling from the bottom.
Geto stopping the sweep attempt from Grepp.
Geto trying to control but Grepp is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Geto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Geto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grepp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grepp working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grepp moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Geto has worked his arm free - good work by Geto!
Guru Grepp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grepp goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Geto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grepp but great work by Geto.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guru Grepp.
Well Grepp 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Guru Grepp!
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