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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 855 p4p, 990 weight class) and Aroon Rojumanong (ranked 52 p4p, 61 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aroon Rojumanong!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojumanong throws a right hand that misses
and Grandis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojumanong tries to clinch there but Grandis circles away.
Rojumanong tries to clinch but Grandis moves out of range.
Rojumanong blocks a jab.
We've been told by Grandis's head coaches at The Foundry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rojumanong misses with a wild body shot.
Grandis scores with a jab to the body.
Grandis misses with a head kick.
Rojumanong throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rojumanong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grandis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis misses with a low kick as Rojumanong jumps back.
Rojumanong is looking to clinch.
Grandis is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojumanong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojumanong is looking to clinch.
Rojumanong throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Grandis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojumanong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojumanong misses with an uppercut
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grandis tries to keep at a distance but Rojumanong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
Rojumanong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rojumanong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rojumanong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Grandis.
Grandis scores with a shoulder strike.
Grandis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojumanong backwards.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
Rojumanong misses with a body punch.
Grandis lands a shot to the body.
Rojumanong has a couple of punches blocked by Grandis.
A right handed body shot lands from Grandis.
Rojumanong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grandis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grandis lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grandis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rojumanong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rojumanong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojumanong pushes Grandis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Rojumanong working aggressively here.
Grandis lands with a left to the head.
Grandis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojumanong has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.
Grandis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rojumanong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rojumanong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Rojumanong blocking some punches.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rojumanong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rojumanong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grandis breaks the clinch.
Grandis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rojumanong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grandis throws a hook but Rojumanong avoids it easily.
Grandis slips under a jab.
Rojumanong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rojumanong lands an elbow inside that Grandis shrugs off.
Rojumanong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rojumanong misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojumanong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rojumanong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Rojumanong.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Rojumanong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Rojumanong - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rojumanong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rojumanong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grandis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rojumanong can turn it around.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rojumanong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grandis's brow.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Rojumanong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojumanong.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Rojumanong back against the cage.
Grandis lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rojumanong throws an elbow but misses.
Grandis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojumanong.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojumanongs head.
Rojumanong blocks a body shot from Grandis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rojumanong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grandis's brow.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Grandis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grandis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rojumanong is out of range.
Rojumanong closes the distance and pushes Grandis back into the cage.
A short right from Grandis on the inside.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis tries to throw a body punch but Rojumanong avoids it by throwing Grandis back against the cage.
Rojumanong working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rojumanong fails to land.
Rojumanong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robert Grandis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Grandis.
Rojumanong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojumanong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rojumanong misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojumanong lands with a right to the head.
Rojumanong swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojumanong tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Rojumanong back against the cage.
Rojumanong misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojumanong working aggressively here.
Rojumanong lands an elbow that stopped Grandis in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis scores with a shoulder strike.
Grandis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rojumanong fails to land.
Grandis blocks the elbow strike.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Rojumanong lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.
Rojumanong throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as Rojumanong controls the action.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojumanong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rojumanong misses with some punches.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rojumanong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojumanong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rojumanong scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rojumanong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grandis's brow.
Rojumanong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rojumanong misses with an elbow over the top.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojumanong lands an elbow that stopped Grandis in his tracks for a moment.
Rojumanong lands a left hand.
Rojumanong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojumanong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Rojumanong lands an elbow inside.
Grandis prevents a body shot from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow.
Rojumanong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Grandis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojumanong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojumanong tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Rojumanong back against the cage.
Rojumanong struggles to land a body shot inside as Grandis controls his hands.
Rojumanong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grandis working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Rojumanong.
Grandis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grandis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong prevents a body shot from Grandis.
Rojumanong lands an elbow inside.
Rojumanong misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rojumanong tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
Grandis blocks a body shot from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Rojumanong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rojumanong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis dodges an elbow strike from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rojumanong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Grandis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis tries to work over Rojumanong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grandis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grandis.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it misses.
Grandis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grandis takes an elbow to the temple.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rojumanong.
Grandis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
Rojumanong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojumanong prevents Grandis from breaking the clinch.
Rojumanong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grandis.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rojumanong's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aroon Rojumanong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rojumanong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grandis scores with a nice body kick.
Rojumanong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grandis.
Grandis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rojumanong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Rojumanong moves away and avoids it.
Rojumanong wants to clinch but Grandis slips to the side
and Grandis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grandis tests Rojumanong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojumanong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grandis forces Rojumanong back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grandis.
Nice body punch from Grandis - that landed with a thud.
Grandis blocks the elbow strike.
Rojumanong misses with a punch to the body.
Rojumanong lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojumanong lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis tries to throw a body punch but Rojumanong avoids it by throwing Grandis back against the cage.
Grandis lands a hook that snaps the head of Rojumanong backwards.
Rojumanong lands an elbow just above Grandis 's eye.
Rojumanong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Grandis - that landed with a thud.
Rojumanong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rojumanong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis lands a shot to the body.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Grandis.
Rojumanong pushes off an throws an elbow but Grandis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rojumanong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rojumanong.
A short left from Grandis.
Still in the clinch, Grandis scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Rojumanong fails to land.
Grandis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rojumanong lands an elbow that stopped Grandis in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojumanongs head.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandis scores with a hook to the body.
Rojumanong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grandis misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Grandis.
Rojumanong misses with an elbow strike.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojumanong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rojumanong misses with a punch to the body.
Rojumanong swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the head.
Grandis tries to work over Rojumanong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojumanong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojumanong can't find room to land a body shot as Grandis controls the action.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojumanong backwards.
Grandis lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong is leaning against Grandis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rojumanong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Grandis.
Rojumanong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grandis blocks an elbow strike.
Grandis takes a shot to the head.
Rojumanong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grandis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rojumanong throws an elbow but misses.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis is working Rojumanong over against the cage.
Rojumanong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rojumanong.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Rojumanong.
Rojumanong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojumanong.
Grandis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojumanong pushes off an throws an elbow but Grandis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grandis.
Grandis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojumanong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis tries to work over Rojumanong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojumanong blocking some punches.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
Grandis pushes Rojumanong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandis lands a shoulder strike.
Rojumanong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojumanong blocks a body shot from Grandis.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
Rojumanong lands with a light punch inside.
Rojumanong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grandis lands a left hand.
Grandis blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Grandis.
Rojumanong tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Rojumanong back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grandis 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
Robert Grandis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Aroon Rojumanong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym...'.
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