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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Rinderknecht (ranked 1434 p4p, 3289 weight class) and Sonny Bray (ranked 180 p4p, 387 weight class). Rinderknecht kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 4 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Bray!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinderknecht fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rinderknecht shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bray as he jumps to the side.
Rinderknecht has Bray up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rinderknecht fails to land.
Rinderknecht stalling in the clinch.
Rinderknecht is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rinderknecht works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bray is adopting a defensive guard.
Rinderknecht controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinderknecht throws a big elbow that misses.
Rinderknecht is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bray being controlled here, momentarily.
Bray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rinderknecht with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rinderknecht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rinderknecht scoring with some ground and pound.
Rinderknecht trying to control but Bray is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rinderknecht pushes down on Bray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rinderknecht controlling the pace.
Bray is trying to stand.
Rinderknecht content to control rather than advance.
Rinderknecht's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rinderknecht seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rinderknecht is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rinderknecht lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rinderknecht manages to get himself to full guard.
Rinderknecht isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bray stacks Rinderknecht on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bray!
Rinderknecht can't do much from the bottom here.
Rinderknecht tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bray presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rinderknecht 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.
Bray prevents Rinderknecht from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht wants to hold on but Bray pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Rinderknecht's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bray misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bray works his way to his opponent's back.
Bray avoiding Rinderknecht 's attempts to control his hands.
Bray controlling well, preventing Rinderknecht from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Albert Rinderknecht will probably get the nod.
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.
Bray tries to clinch up but Rinderknecht circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert Rinderknecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bray connects with a crisp jab.
Rinderknecht cracks Bray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bray or perhaps it was just good defense by Rinderknecht, which made it look bad.
Rinderknecht shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bray keeping moving, preventing Rinderknecht from controlling successfully.
Rinderknecht with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray keeping full guard, as Rinderknecht tries to pass.
Rinderknecht lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bray is wriggling around but Rinderknecht manages to pass to half guard.
Rinderknecht landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rinderknecht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rinderknecht wants to pass to mount but Bray is defending the position.
Rinderknecht stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rinderknecht advances to half guard.
Bray keeping control of the position.
Rinderknecht trying to control from half guard but Bray is working away.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Albert Rinderknecht overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rinderknecht uses his free foot to push down on Bray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bray.
Rinderknecht cracks Bray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rinderknecht tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Bray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rinderknecht tries to push Bray's head away but Bray is holding on tight.
Rinderknecht controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bray is looking to escape.
Rinderknecht looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rinderknecht trying to control but Bray is having none of it.
Bray wants to control but Rinderknecht is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinderknecht looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rinderknecht lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rinderknecht closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rinderknecht lands in his opponent's guard.
Rinderknecht works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rinderknecht is trying to work for a kimura but Bray is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bray trying to hold on to Rinderknecht's head to control him but Rinderknecht postures up.
Rinderknecht performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinderknecht wants to free his trapped foot but Bray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rinderknecht scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bray has hold of Rinderknecht's hands but Rinderknecht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rinderknecht wants to pass to mount but Bray is defending the position.
Rinderknecht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rinderknecht is pressing down on Bray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bray is holding on for now.
Rinderknecht thows a huge punch but Bray dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht is looking to take a break and control but Bray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rinderknecht looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rinderknecht is trying to control. Bray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bray won't allow Rinderknecht to pass to mount.
Bray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rinderknecht with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rinderknecht lands with a punch from half guard.
Rinderknecht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bray has hold of Rinderknecht's hands but Rinderknecht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rinderknecht is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bray tries to roll over but Rinderknecht keeps him under control.
Rinderknecht slows the pace down in half guard.
Rinderknecht prevents Bray from improving his position.
Rinderknecht wants to control but Bray is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Rinderknecht prevents Bray from improving his position.
Rinderknecht looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rinderknecht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bray is pressing down on Rinderknecht's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rinderknecht showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rinderknecht has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sonny Bray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinderknecht advances position into side control!
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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rinderknecht!
A very excited looking Albert Rinderknecht made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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