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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gijs Groosman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guardog Bersosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bersosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Papercut. 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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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gijs Groosman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guardog Bersosa!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groosman scores with a takedown into Bersosa's guard.
Bersosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Bersosa wants to stand but Groosman is controlling the position.
Groosman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bersosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Groosman throwing strikes but missing.
Groosman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Groosman 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.
Groosman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bersosa!
Groosman tries to control but Bersosa wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bersosa tries to hold on but Groosman postures up.
Groosman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Groosman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Groosman lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Bersosa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bersosa wants to hold on but Groosman pushes him away.
Bersosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Groosman looking for a guillotine from mount but Bersosa is having none of it.
Bersosa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bersosa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Groosman is proving hard to escape from.
Groosman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Groosman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groosman has his hands on Bersosa's head, controlling the position.
Groosman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bersosa is one step ahead there.
Bersosa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Groosman is proving hard to escape from.
Groosman wants to sweep but no luck.
Bersosa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Groosman tries for a takedown but Bersosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Groosman is breathing heavily.
Bersosa is looking to clinch.
Groosman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bersosa is fending him off so far but Groosman persists. Nope, Bersosa circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bersosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Groosman shoots in for a takedown but Bersosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gijs Groosman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groosman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bersosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bersosa lands a nice shot that snaps Groosman's head back.
Bersosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groosman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Groosman showed some decent athleticism there.
Groosman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bersosa wants to control but Groosman is having none of it.
Groosman working for a guillotine from mount but Bersosa is in no mood to give up.
Bersosa is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bersosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Groosman has control of Bersosa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bersosa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Groosman lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Groosman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bersosa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bersosa is squirming around, avoiding Groosman's attempts to control the action.
Groosman wants to finish this one by submission but Bersosa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Groosman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gijs Groosman dominated that round.
That's time! Groosman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bersosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groosman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groosman shoots in but Bersosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bersosa moves in looking to clinch but Groosman pushes him off.
Bersosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bersosa tries to clinch up but Groosman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bersosa tries to clinch up but Groosman circles away and keeps his distance.
Groosman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gijs Groosman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groosman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Groosman lands in his opponent's guard.
Bersosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Groosman's guard.
Bersosa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Groosman's guard.
Groosman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bersosa manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groosman trying to control but Bersosa is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groosman pushing down on Bersosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Groosman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bersosa manages to get to full guard.
Groosman looking to pass the guard.
Bersosa wants to stand but Groosman is controlling the position.
Bersosa keeping full guard, as Groosman tries to pass.
Bersosa is looking to stand up but Groosman isn't so interested in that idea.
Groosman wants to pass the guard but Bersosa is keeping the position.
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.
Groosman stops Bersosa from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Groosman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bersosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Groosman passes Bersosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Groosman stops Bersosa from getting back to his feet.
Groosman wants to work for an arm triangle but Bersosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Groosman moves nicely into side control.
Groosman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Groosman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Groosman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Groosman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bersosa tries to improve position but can't.
Groosman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bersosa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bersosa pushes Groosman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Groosman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Groosman advances nicely into full mount.
Groosman trying to control but Bersosa is having none of it.
Groosman lands a big shot there that rocks Bersosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Groosman prevents Bersosa from getting the reversal.
Groosman takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Groosman lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Groosman.
That's four 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.
Groosman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bersosa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Groosman is persistently looking for the submission but Bersosa is defending it well.
Groosman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bersosa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bersosa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bersosa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Groosman trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gijs Groosman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bersosa.
Bersosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Groosman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bersosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bersosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Groosman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gijs Groosman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Groosman is working Bersosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bersosa tries to bench press Groosman off him but Groosman keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bersosa is pushing Groosman's head away, looking to escape. Groosman manages to hold on to the position though.
Groosman landing a few strikes.
Groosman working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groosman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Groosman scoring with strikes but Bersosa is staying in there.
Groosman trying to control but Bersosa is having none of it.
Groosman working for a guillotine from mount but Bersosa is in no mood to give up.
Bersosa is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Groosman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bersosa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bersosa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groosman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Groosman quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Groosman but it's paid off an Bersosa is forced to tap! Nice work by Groosman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gijs Groosman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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