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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrien Acosta (ranked 3883 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 456 p4p, 405 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Dover was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Adrien Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acosta fails to land the takedown.
Dover drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dover postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dover has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Acosta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dover on the ground.
It looks like Dover might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Acosta wants to stand up but Dover is controlling him.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dover seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Acosta trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover lands a couple of digs.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dover is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Dover scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dover controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dover works over Acosta with some ground and pound from guard.
Dover postures up and lands a big shot to Acosta's brow.
Dover landing some decent shots from guard.
Dover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Acosta has momentary wrist control but Dover slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dover cracks Acosta with a solid left hand.
Dover scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
Dover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Acosta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover is working Acosta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acosta is keeping the position for now.
Acosta has momentary wrist control but Dover slips an elbow through the middle.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dover is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dover scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acosta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dover throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Acosta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dover is in Acosta's guard.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dover stands up over Acosta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ben Dover has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acosta looking to control.
Dover works over Acosta with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover working some strikes from top position.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover works over Acosta with some ground and pound from guard.
Dover postures up and lands a big shot to Acosta's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover is stalling in the full guard.
Dover scoring with some ground and pound.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Acosta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dover controlling from the top position.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Acosta being controlled here, momentarily.
Dover is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acosta is trying to defend but Dover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dover trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dover connects with a nice short shot to Acosta's temple.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover working Acosta over with strikes.
Dover is trying to work for a kimura but Acosta is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover is nestled in close to Acosta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dover keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Acosta has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Dover is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Dover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dover drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover content to stall in guard here.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dover is in close to Acosta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dover controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Acosta is on top in guard.
Dover looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dover looking for a sweep. Not yet Dover, not yet.
Dover trying to control the position here.
Acosta is looking to stand up but Dover won't let him.
Dover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dover is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dover wants to sweep but no luck.
Dover is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Dover stalling.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Acosta taking some punishment here, with Dover in his half guard.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acosta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dover working Acosta over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Dover there.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Dover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dover connects with a nice short shot to Acosta's temple.
Acosta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dover stalling.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dover working over Acosta with some ground and pound. Acosta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover stalling.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acosta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dover not doing much here.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acosta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dover winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!
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