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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Miranda (ranked 25471 p4p, 25491 weight class) and Gini Wijnaldum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gini Wijnaldum!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wijnaldum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miranda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wijnaldum.
Miranda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wijnaldum.
Miranda shoots in for a double leg but Wijnaldum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miranda throws a sloppy head kick and Wijnaldum moves out of range easily.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wijnaldum clinches.
Miranda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wijnaldum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miranda counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda has Wijnaldum pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wijnaldum manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but Wijnaldum has him pressed against the cage.
Wijnaldum is trying to push Miranda away but Miranda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wijnaldum stalling in the clinch but Miranda improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wijnaldum after a bit of a struggle.
Wijnaldum is trying to break the clinch but Miranda is controlling him.
Wijnaldum working hard to break the clinch.
Miranda jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miranda keeping moving, preventing Wijnaldum from controlling successfully.
Miranda is pulling down on Wijnaldum's head to control his posture.
Wijnaldum looking to sit in guard and control but Miranda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wijnaldum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miranda prevents Wijnaldum from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda content to stall in guard here.
Miranda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wijnaldum shoots in looking for a takedown but Miranda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wijnaldum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wijnaldum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miranda counters with a stiff right hand.
Wijnaldum tries to bum rush Miranda with a series of wild strikes but Miranda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miranda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wijnaldum misses with an uppercut.
Miranda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum wants to clinch.
Wijnaldum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijnaldum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miranda moves into the clinch.
Wijnaldum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wijnaldum wants to get back to striking at distance but Miranda won't allow it.
Miranda tries to score a body lock takedown but Wijnaldum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miranda jumps guard and drags Wijnaldum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wijnaldum trying to control but Miranda is working from the bottom.
Wijnaldum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miranda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wijnaldum is looking to work some ground and pound but Miranda has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijnaldum tries to free his leg and advance position but Miranda is retaining full guard.
Miranda is trying to control the position but Wijnaldum postures up.
Wijnaldum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wijnaldum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miranda keeping moving, preventing Wijnaldum from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miranda wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miranda looks for a takedown but Wijnaldum sprawls well.
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 Joe Miranda will probably get the nod.
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.
Miranda fails with the takedown.
Wijnaldum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miranda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wijnaldum misses with a few strikes there.
Miranda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miranda misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wijnaldum moves into the clinch.
Miranda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wijnaldum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Wijnaldum. That snapped Miranda's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda shoots and misses
and Wijnaldum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wijnaldum keeps the fight on the outside.
Wijnaldum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Wijnaldum. Those never looked like landing.
Wijnaldum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijnaldum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miranda.
Miranda lands a right hook to the body.
Wijnaldum scores with a three punch combo!
Wijnaldum works over Miranda's head and body with a nice combination.
Wijnaldum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miranda wants to clinch
and Wijnaldum counters with a one-two to the body.
Miranda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wijnaldum is able to avoid easily.
Wijnaldum swinging wildly here.
Wijnaldum throws a series of punches but Miranda avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miranda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wijnaldum.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miranda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda misses with a low kick.
Wijnaldum cracks Miranda with an open hand slap.
Wijnaldum throws a body punch but Miranda moves out of range.
Miranda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wijnaldum backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wijnaldum or perhaps it was just good defense by Miranda, which made it look bad.
Wijnaldum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wijnaldum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miranda circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Wijnaldum. Those never looked like landing.
Miranda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wijnaldum throws a series of punches but Miranda avoids them all with ease.
Miranda drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wijnaldum sprawls and moves away.
Joe Miranda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Wijnaldum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda slips a jab and a cross from Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum throws a nice looking combination but Miranda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wijnaldum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wijnaldum tries for a takedown but Miranda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miranda fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Wijnaldum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wijnaldum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wijnaldum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miranda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miranda goes for a double leg but Wijnaldum avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wijnaldum continues to drive forward.
Wijnaldum slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijnaldum is trying to break the clinch but Miranda has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum manages to break the clinch.
Wijnaldum throws a hook to the side of Miranda's head but Miranda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wijnaldum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wijnaldum throws a jab but it's blocked by Miranda.
Wijnaldum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miranda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wijnaldum scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Wijnaldum misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gini Wijnaldum 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wijnaldum moves in looking to clinch but Miranda pushes him off.
Wijnaldum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wijnaldum throws a nice looking combination but Miranda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wijnaldum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miranda.
Miranda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miranda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wijnaldum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miranda somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Wijnaldum misses.
Wijnaldum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miranda momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda is looking to clinch but Wijnaldum is avoiding it.
Miranda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda tries for a takedown but Wijnaldum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Miranda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wijnaldum misses with a takedown attempt
and Miranda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wijnaldum lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wijnaldum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miranda sprawls well. Miranda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wijnaldum gets slowly back to his feet.
Miranda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wijnaldum's waist but Wijnaldum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miranda off to one side.
Wijnaldum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miranda dodges the punch combination from Wijnaldum.
A combination from Wijnaldum does no damage.
Wijnaldum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wijnaldum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda drags the fight down to the ground.
Wijnaldum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miranda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miranda keeping moving, preventing Wijnaldum from controlling successfully.
Wijnaldum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wijnaldum trying to control the position from guard on top but Miranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wijnaldum throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijnaldum trying to control the position from guard on top but Miranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wijnaldum preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gini Wijnaldum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wijnaldum tries to keep at a distance but Miranda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miranda tries to break the clinch but Wijnaldum is controlling the position.
Wijnaldum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Miranda as Wijnaldum shoots in.
Miranda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wijnaldum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijnaldum throws a right hand that Miranda ducks under and follows up with a left that Miranda also avoids with ease.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but Wijnaldum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wijnaldum lands a jab-cross combination.
Wijnaldum fails with the takedown
and Miranda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wijnaldum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wijnaldum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miranda.
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!
Miranda slips under a jab.
Miranda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miranda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gini Wijnaldum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wijnaldum 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gini Wijnaldum!
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