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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 3425 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 274 p4p, 129 weight class). Granes comes to the cage accompanied by 敢不敢. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivarsson Trippin enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trippin. That did some damage!
Trippin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trippin misses with a body kick.
Trippin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Granes catches Trippin right on the button with a cross.
Granes clinches up with Trippin and pushes him back against the cage.
Trippin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trippin misses with the head strike.
Trippin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trippin lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trippin backwards.
Granes has Trippin pressed against the cage, preventing Trippin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Trippin fails to land.
Trippin lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trippin swings wildly with an uppercut but Granes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trippin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trippin.
Trippin tries a body shot but Granes blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Trippin.
Trippin tries to throw a body punch but Granes avoids it by throwing Trippin back against the cage.
Granes swings wildly with an uppercut but Trippin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granes tries to score a body lock takedown but Trippin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Granes lands a left hand.
Granes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trippin is trying to break the clinch but Granes has him pressed against the cage.
Granes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
Trippin can't find room to land a body shot as Granes controls the action.
Trippin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trippin backwards.
Trippin scores with a shoulder strike.
Granes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trippin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trippin throws a leg kick
and Granes counters with a shoot takedown. Trippin fights it but they end up in guard.
Granes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trippin's head.
Granes wants to control from the top but Trippin keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trippin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Granes is on top in guard.
Granes throwing strikes from guard but Trippin blocks nicely.
Granes trying to control but Trippin is working from the bottom.
Trippin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Granes controls the pace.
Trippin is trying to control the position but Granes postures up.
Granes throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes lands a couple of elbows.
Granes working some strikes from top position.
Granes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trippin is controlling Granes's posture.
Granes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trippin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granes postures up and lands a big shot to Trippin's brow.
Granes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Granes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trippin dodges the ground and pound from Granes.
The strikes coming from Granes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Trippin is looking to regain half guard here but Granes keeps moving and retains side control.
Trippin keeping his opponent close.
Granes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Trippin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Trippin is trying to escape the position but Granes is controlling the position.
Granes is looking to take a break and control but Trippin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trippin down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Granes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Granes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trippin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trippin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granes's elbow.
Granes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trippin misses with a body punch.
Trippin misses with some punches.
Trippin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Granes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trippin's elbow.
Trippin misses with a punch to the body.
Trippin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trippin.
A short right from Granes on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes scores with a shot to the side of Trippin's head.
Trippin misses with some punches.
Granes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Granes lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granes looking for a takedown.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
Granes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trippin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graness head.
Granes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trippin blocking some punches.
Granes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Granes throws a punch but it's blocked by Trippin.
Trippin has a couple of punches blocked by Granes.
Trippin misses with a punch on the inside.
Trippin digs a right hand into Granes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Granes's gas tank.
Granes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trippin lands a nice shot to the body.
Granes has clasped his hands together around Trippin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Granes is chipping away with strikes.
Granes cracks Trippin with a big right hand but Trippin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Granes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trippin, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin is looking for a sweep.
Granes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trippin can do to turn this around?
An elbow from Granes crashes against the mat.
Granes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trippin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Granes throws a strike aimed at the side of Trippin's head but Trippin avoids it well.
Keenwah Granes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Granes grinds an elbow into Trippin's temple.
Granes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trippin wants to control but Granes postures up.
Granes trying to control the position but Trippin is working away.
Granes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trippin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Trippin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Trippin is trying to get back to half guard.
Granes laying and praying for a moment but Trippin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Granes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Granes wants to free his trapped foot but Trippin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Granes not doing much here.
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.
Trippin is not content to let Granes control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Granes lands with a punch from half guard.
Trippin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Granes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Granes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trippin's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trippin throws a front kick aimed at Granes's knee but Granes avoids it well.
Granes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ivarsson Trippin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trippin.
Keenwah Granes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trippin needs to keep his hands up - Granes had a free shot at his head there.
Trippin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trippin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Granes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Granes tries to close the distance and clinch but Trippin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trippin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Granes avoids a kick to the body.
Trippin throws the left hand but Granes avoids the punch easily.
Granes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Granes gets a clinch.
Trippin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trippin blocks an uppercut.
Granes is trying to stall.
Ivarsson Trippin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trippin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Granes backwards.
Trippin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Trippin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trippin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippin misses with a body punch.
Granes tries to score a body lock takedown but Trippin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trippin breaks from the clinch.
Trippin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granes is out of range and Trippin settles back down.
Granes tries to counter with a takedown but Trippin is quick to defend against it.
Trippin delivers a nice body kick.
Granes throws a hook but Trippin avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Trippin misses.
Trippin throws out a leg kick but Granes moves out of range and Trippin only half commits.
Trippin throws a low kick, looking for Granes's leg but Granes calmly moves out of range.
Granes misses with a hook
and Trippin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trippin ducks under a wild hook from Granes.
Granes misses with a body shot
and Trippin counters with a head kick. That will keep Granes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trippin connects with an inside leg kick.
Trippin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trippin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trippin scores with a leg kick.
Granes throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granes instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippin can't find room to land a body shot as Granes controls the action.
Trippin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granes tries to stall but Trippin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Granes digs a right hand into Trippin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trippin's gas tank.
Trippin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trippin pushes Granes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trippin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trippin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Granes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trippin backwards.
A short uppercut from Trippin.
Still in the clinch, Trippin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trippin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granes goes for a takedown attempt but Trippin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenwah Granes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trippin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trippin scores with a kick to the body.
Trippin pounces like a tiger and cracks Granes with a vicious hook! Granes is down but not out! Trippin follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivarsson Trippin!
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