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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Gruber (ranked 4019 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Kingston Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingston Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pineda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gruber moves into full guard.
Gruber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pineda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gruber controls the pace.
Gruber'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.
Gruber chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pineda trying to control the position.
Pineda being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber stands and throws Pineda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gruber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pineda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gruber connects with a decent elbow.
Gruber in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gruber 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gruber advances nicely into full mount.
Pineda is working to get back to half guard.
Gruber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gruber controlling from mount.
Gruber breaks from Pineda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gruber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gruber controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gruber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Further stalling from Gruber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pineda trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gruber lands a couple of good shots and Pineda has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gruber controlling from the back.
Pineda trying to control the hands but Gruber breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gruber biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Gruber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gruber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pineda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gruber stays in close to Pineda's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber slips nicely into half guard.
Gruber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber lands with a punch from half guard.
Gruber not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda trying to control here.
Gruber slows the pace down in half guard.
Franz Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pineda wants to control but Gruber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gruber with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Gruber is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pineda is looking to clinch.
Gruber tries to counter with a takedown but Pineda is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Pineda. Those never looked like landing.
Gruber drives through with a takedown into Pineda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gruber is standing up over Pineda. Pineda looks to escape but Gruber dives into side control.
Gruber taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gruber taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gruber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pineda can do to turn this around?
Pineda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gruber connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Gruber stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gruber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Gruber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gruber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gruber landing strikes.
Gruber taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber cracks Pineda with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pineda's face as Gruber controls the position.
Gruber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pineda for as long as he can get away with.
Gruber moves into full mount!
Gruber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Gruber prevents Pineda from getting the reversal.
Gruber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber continues to stall.
Gruber breaks from Pineda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gruber is landing with some decent strikes but Pineda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gruber controlling the position easily from mount.
More hug and hope from Gruber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber landing strikes from the mount and Pineda is in trouble!
Gruber working the ground and pound effectively.
Gruber controlling his opponent.
Pineda tries to hold on but Gruber postures up.
Gruber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Franz Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Gruber!
Our winner, Franz Gruber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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