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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 1221 p4p, 518 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 68 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis misses with a jab to the body
and Alzate counters with a nice uppercut.
Grandis thows a leg kick but Alzate checks it
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grandis throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grandis misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Alzate counter with a right hand.
Alzate slips under a jab from Grandis.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Alzate.
Alzate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alzate keeps the fight on the outside.
Grandis dips to his left and cracks Alzate with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis throws an off balance right hand
and Alzate counters with a nice body shot.
Grandis looks to land a body kick but Alzate moved away.
Grandis throws a low kick but Alzate avoids it.
Grandis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alzate momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis moves out of range of the strikes.
Grandis lands a body shot.
Grandis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Alzate sets himself, and Grandis steps forward looking for the clinch! Alzate avoids it this time.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis misses with a body shot
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alzate swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Grandis misses.
Grandis thows a leg kick but Alzate checks it
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alzate sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Alzate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grandis.
Alzate is looking to counter punch.
Grandis cracks a nice hook into Alzate's ribs.
Grandis misses with a hook
and Alzate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Alzate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alzate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alzate.
Grandis wants to slow Alzate down by chopping away at his legs.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Alzate misses its target.
Grandis motions for Alzate to come forward. Grandis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alzate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Grandis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alzate doesn't seem phased though.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grandis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alzate.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis throws a leg kick
and Alzate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grandis throws a head kick that misses
and Alzate counters with a left to the body.
Alzate checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Alzate. Beautiful body shot.
Grandis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
Grandis swings widly with a right hand
and Alzate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Grandis misses
enabling Alzate to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis misses with a right hand
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alzate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Alzate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis throws a head kick that misses.
Grandis throws a solid leg kick but Alzate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grandis.
Alzate is looking to counter punch.
Grandis misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a left to the body.
Alzate avoids the head kick by Grandis.
Grandis takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alzate just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis scores with a body shot.
Alzate blocks a jab.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alzate walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grandis.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grandis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Alzate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grandis clinches up against the cage.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Grandis.
Alzate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grandis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Grandis misses with the head strike.
Alzate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alzate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis throws a head kick that misses
and Alzate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Alzate counter with a right hand.
Grandis scores with a nice head shot.
Grandis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Grandis misses with a hook
and Alzate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Alzate is leaning against Grandis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alzate slows down the pace here.
Grandis pushes Alzate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Grandis digs a right hand into Alzate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alzate's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate is struggling to control the position.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alzate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alzate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Grandis.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate takes a shot to the head.
Grandis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Alzate tries to throw a body punch but Grandis avoids it by throwing Alzate back against the cage.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzate blocks a body shot from Grandis.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alzate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alzate seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Alzate for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hand to the body from Grandis.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alzate seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grandis can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis gets through Alzate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grandis lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grandis tries to clinch up.
Grandis lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Grandis misses
and Alzate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Grandis misses its intended target.
Grandis tries to clinch but Alzate moves away
enabling Alzate to counter with a crisp jab.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Alzate saw that one coming.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Alzate saw that one coming.
Grandis throws a sloppy body shot
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grandis connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grandis swings for the body but Alzate moves out of range.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Grandis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but Grandis is just out of range.
Alzate staying out of range there.
Alzate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grandis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alzate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grandis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grandis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alzate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis pushes Alzate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Good body shot from Grandis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Alzate controlling the action here for a moment.
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis lands with a short shot to the head.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
Alzate slows down the pace here.
Alzate scores with a shot to the side of Grandis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grandis.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alzate slowing the pace effectively.
Grandis tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grandis pushes Alzate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Grandis.
Alzate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alzate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grandis up against the cage.
Alzate prevents a body shot from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with some punches.
Grandis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grandis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grandis tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Grandis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grandis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Grandis gets through Alzate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alzate tries to stall but Grandis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alzate controlling the action here for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis tries to work over Alzate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grandis 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
A less than humble Robert Grandis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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