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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razmik Grigorian (ranked 1168 p4p, 1264 weight class) and Emporio Cannabino (ranked 162 p4p, 181 weight class). Cannabino has chosen Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmik Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emporio Cannabino!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cannabino there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cannabino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cannabino pushes Grigorian up against the cage in a clinch.
Grigorian lands with a light punch inside.
Cannabino prevents Grigorian from breaking the clinch.
Grigorian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Cannabino.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannabino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grigorian has had enough of the clinch but Cannabino keeps him there for the moment.
Cannabino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grigorian wants to break free but Cannabino has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
Cannabino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grigorian or not.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigorian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cannabino tries to clinch up.
Cannabino swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
A head kick from Cannabino lands but Grigorian takes it in his stride.
Cannabino lands a head kick!
Cannabino tries to clinch there but Grigorian circles away.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
Grigorian gets tackled into the cage by Cannabino. Cannabino maintains the clinch.
Cannabino digs a right hand into Grigorian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grigorian's gas tank.
Cannabino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian tries to circle away but Cannabino has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian tests Cannabino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grigorian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cannabino misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigorian misses its target.
Cannabino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cannabino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cannabino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cannabino throws a nice looking combination but Grigorian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannabino gets a clinch.
Grigorian manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino slips a jab from Grigorian.
Cannabino instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grigorian tries to break the clinch but Cannabino is controlling the position.
Grigorian manages to break the clinch.
Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on Cannabino's shoulder, as Cannabino tries to avoid the shot.
Cannabino moves into the clinch.
Cannabino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grigorian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigorian misses the jab.
Cannabino tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannabino clinches up against the cage.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
Cannabino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigorian misses its target.
Grigorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannabino.
Grigorian avoids the head kick by Cannabino.
Cannabino darts in and clinches Grigorian up against the cage.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Grigorian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannabino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cannabino takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannabino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian misses with a looping left.
Cannabino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grigorian connects with a looping right hand.
Cannabino slips a jab and a cross from Grigorian.
Despite the aggression on Cannabino's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cannabino gets a clinch.
Grigorian tries to break free but Cannabino pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emporio Cannabino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grigorian misses with a low kick.
Emporio Cannabino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emporio Cannabino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cannabino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the body
and Cannabino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grigorian thinking.
Grigorian swings for the body but Cannabino moves out of range.
Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grigorian manages to break the clinch.
Razmik Grigorian is winning the standup battle so far.
Cannabino throws a right and a left that Grigorian avoids nicely.
Cannabino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grigorian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cannabino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannabino misses with a hook. Grigorian ducked under it nicely.
Grigorian with a nice cross.
Cannabino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cannabino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cannabino tries to clinch there but Grigorian circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grigorian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cannabino moves into the clinch successfully.
Grigorian is trying to force a seperation but Cannabino has the dominant position.
Come on Cannabino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cannabino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grigorian being controlled against the cage.
Grigorian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grigorian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grigorian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cannabino moves into range and clinches up with Grigorian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannabino tries to clinch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cannabino.
Grigorian throws a series of punches but Cannabino avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigorian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cannabinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cannabino looks to throw the jab but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian lands a two punch combo.
Cannabino avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Grigorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cannabino moves away.
Cannabino slips a straight right by Grigorian.
Cannabino tries to clinch there but Grigorian circles away.
Grigorian lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigorian throws a hook but Cannabino blocks it.
Cannabino walks into a left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grigorian scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannabino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grigorian throwing a counter right hand but Cannabino manages to avoid it.
Cannabino takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannabino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannabino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grigorian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grigorian throws a shot from downtown. Cannabino moves away and avoids it.
Cannabino is looking for the big counter here.
Cannabino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cannabino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigorian.
Grigorian throws the left hand but Cannabino avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Grigorian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Grigorian. That snapped Cannabino's head back.
Cannabino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cannabino throws a head kick but Grigorian moves out of range.
Cannabino walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannabino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grigorian jabs Cannabino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grigorian moves out of range as Cannabino throws a body kick.
Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannabino tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigorian misses its target.
Grigorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannabino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cannabino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Razmik Grigorian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cannabino wants to clinch up but Grigorian keeps it at a distance.
Grigorian jabs Cannabino right on the nose. Cannabino blinks but takes it well.
Grigorian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannabino.
Grigorian throws out a loose jab but Cannabino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Cannabino.
Cannabino rushes Grigorian and presses him up against the cage.
Cannabino working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Cannabino.
Grigorian is trying to break the clinch but Cannabino has him pressed against the cage.
Cannabino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grigorian slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannabino delivers a nice body kick.
Grigorian swings for the body but Cannabino moves out of range.
Grigorian swings widly with a right hand
and Cannabino counters with a left and a right that stings Grigorian.
A nice leg kick from Cannabino, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cannabino clinches up with Grigorian and pushes him back against the cage.
Grigorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannabino slips a straight right by Grigorian.
Cannabino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannabino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cannabino blocks a body shot from Grigorian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cannabino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian blocks a body shot from Cannabino.
Grigorian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigorian gets tackled into the cage by Cannabino. Cannabino maintains the clinch.
Grigorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannabino pushes Grigorian up against the cage in a clinch.
Grigorian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cannabino breaks the clinch.
Cannabino scores with a body shot.
Grigorian takes a swing at Cannabino's ribcage but misses.
Cannabino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cannabino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigorian.
Cannabino tries to clinch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cannabino counters by clinching up.
Cannabino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grigorian with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grigorian misses with a hook. Cannabino ducked under it nicely.
Cannabino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannabino.
A counter left hand to the body from Grigorian misses its target.
Grigorian scores with a shot to the body.
Cannabino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grigorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grigorian scoring well with a low kick there.
Cannabino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grigorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cannabino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grigorian counters with a nice body shot.
Cannabino thows a body kick. Grigorian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cannabino moves into the clinch.
Grigorian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian loads up on a big right hand but Cannabino slips the punch.
Cannabino now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cannabino misses with a head kick.
Cannabino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
Cannabino slips a jab from Grigorian.
Cannabino is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cannabino misses the body punch
and Grigorian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigorian throws a big shot that misses.
Grigorian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cannabino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigorian.
Cannabino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Grigorian backs off Cannabino throws a huge counter combo but Grigorian manages to avoid it all.
Grigorian lands with an overhand left.
Grigorian defending well as Cannabino loads up on a big left hand.
Cannabino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cannabino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emporio Cannabino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cannabino 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emporio Cannabino!
During a confident post fight interview, Emporio Cannabino thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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