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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Rinderknecht (ranked 1982 p4p, 2167 weight class) and Calvin Cannon (ranked 253 p4p, 273 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Rinderknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon misses with a straight left.
Rinderknecht is looking to counter punch.
Rinderknecht takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannon fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Rinderknecht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rinderknecht controls his hands.
Cannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rinderknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rinderknecht pushes Cannon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cannon tries to work over Rinderknecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rinderknecht smiles and moves away.
Rinderknecht connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cannon's hands.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rinderknecht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rinderknecht staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a jab to the head.
Rinderknecht scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Cannon throws a hook but Rinderknecht avoids it easily.
Rinderknecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cannon throws a body punch but Rinderknecht moves out of range.
Rinderknecht throws an overhand right that lands on Cannon's shoulder, as Cannon tries to avoid the shot.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Rinderknecht. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rinderknecht.
Cannon misses with a lunging right hand
and Rinderknecht counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rinderknecht.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rinderknecht's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rinderknecht prevents a body shot from Cannon.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch to the body.
Rinderknecht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht is pushing Cannon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rinderknecht.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Rinderknecht.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Rinderknecht.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rinderknecht - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rinderknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannon's elbow.
Rinderknecht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rinderknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Rinderknecht.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cannon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rinderknecht walks away with a smile on his face. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Albert Rinderknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cannon.
Rinderknecht gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
Rinderknecht gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Rinderknecht is working Cannon over against the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rinderknecht.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon can't find room to land a body shot as Rinderknecht controls the action.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Nice body punch from Rinderknecht - that landed with a thud.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht just leaning against Cannon, taking a breather.
Rinderknecht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannons head.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinderknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rinderknecht.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Cannon. Those never looked like landing.
Rinderknecht takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rinderknecht lands with a short shot to the head.
Rinderknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannon being controlled against the cage.
Cannon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rinderknecht is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannon can do to turn this around?
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rinderknecht has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Rinderknecht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rinderknecht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cannon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rinderknecht to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Cannon back against the cage.
Rinderknecht lands a body shot.
Rinderknecht stalling against the cage.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rinderknecht.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rinderknecht.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rinderknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinderknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rinderknecht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cannon working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Cannon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rinderknecht just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cannon tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Cannon back against the cage.
The referee calls for Rinderknecht to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rinderknecht gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cannon lands a right hand.
Rinderknecht stalling in the clinch.
Rinderknecht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannon misses with a body punch.
Rinderknecht stalls.
Rinderknecht gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rinderknecht cracks Cannon with a nice body shot.
Cannon misses with a body punch.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Albert Rinderknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cannon.
Rinderknecht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rinderknecht stalls.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Rinderknecht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
Rinderknecht has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cannon on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rinderknecht lands with a right to the head.
Cannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinderknecht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rinderknecht lands with a light punch inside.
Rinderknecht manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Rinderknecht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon lands with a right to the head.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cannon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rinderknecht's waist but Rinderknecht gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cannon off to one side.
Rinderknecht comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rinderknecht throws a nice looking combination but Cannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cannon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Rinderknecht clinches.
Rinderknecht is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rinderknecht lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rinderknecht has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht holds him up against the cage and eventually Cannon drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Albert Rinderknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cannon.
Cannon misses with some punches.
A short left from Rinderknecht.
A right hand to the body from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Rinderknecht to work.
A short right from Cannon on the inside.
Rinderknecht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Rinderknecht's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rinderknecht stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cannon up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Albert Rinderknecht.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannon. Rinderknecht does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rinderknecht misses the target.
Calvin Cannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon takes a swing at Rinderknecht's ribcage but misses.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinderknecht is just out of range.
Cannon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rinderknecht gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rinderknecht effectively controlling the action here.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Rinderknecht.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rinderknecht smiles and moves away.
Cannon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rinderknecht has time to react.
Albert Rinderknecht is winning the standup battle so far.
Rinderknecht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht has managed to clinch.
Cannon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rinderknecht stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Cannon - that landed with a thud.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cannon.
Rinderknecht tries a body shot but Cannon blocks it.
Cannon scores with a shot to the side of Rinderknecht's head.
Rinderknecht leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rinderknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rinderknecht backwards.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rinderknecht lands with a light punch inside.
Cannon tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Cannon back against the cage.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rinderknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinderknecht tries to throw a body punch but Cannon avoids it by throwing Rinderknecht back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rinderknecht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rinderknecht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Rinderknecht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rinderknecht 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rinderknecht!
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