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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Krantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Grape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zachary Krantz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gilbert Grape's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Krantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Grape!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grape's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grape duly obliges.
Grape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grape dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krantz.
Nice uppercut lands for Grape. That snapped Krantz's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krantz.
Grape digs a good body shot into Krantz's ribs.
Grape scores with a shot to the body.
Krantz is breathing heavily.
Grape lands a big shot that drops Krantz! Can he finish him?
Grape lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krantz is rocked!
Krantz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grape accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grape landing with the ground and pound.
Grape looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape wants to control from the top but Krantz keeps moving.
Grape with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grape advances to half guard.
Grape is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grape thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krantz's head.
Grape thows a huge punch but Krantz dodges it nicely.
Grape is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grape trying to control from Krantz's half guard. Krantz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grape wants to control from the top but Krantz keeps moving.
Grape distracts Krantz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grape postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grape is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krantz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krantz has escaped and now he's on top!
Krantz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krantz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grape trying to keep a closed guard but Krantz is proving a slippery customer.
Grape is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krantz is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grape preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krantz won't allow Grape to sweep him here.
Krantz trying to control but Grape is working from the bottom.
Krantz advances position into side control!
Krantz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grape's legs.
Grape is looking to reverse the position.
Krantz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grape's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grape fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grape takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gilbert Grape has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krantz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krantz is stalling here. Grape is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Krantz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grape has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Krantz is looking for a sweep.
Grape lands a few punches from side control.
Grape throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grape tries to score with some ground and pound. Krantz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grape cracks Krantz with a big right hand but Krantz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krantz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grape postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grape lands a nice forearm strike.
Grape working the strikes but Krantz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Grape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Grape's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krantz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grape tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grape is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grape. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Krantz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grape is trying to improve his position.
Grape trying his best to control but Krantz has mounted him.
Grape holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Krantz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Krantz lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grape regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krantz preventing the sweep.
Grape keeping moving, preventing Krantz from controlling successfully.
Grape 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.
Krantz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grape wants to sweep here but Krantz controlling him for the moment.
Gilbert Grape has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grape throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grape is breathing heavily.
Krantz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grape is keeping the position for now.
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.
Krantz postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grape looks to land a left hand but Krantz moved out of range nicely.
Krantz looks to throw the jab but Grape is out of range.
Krantz ducks under a wild hook from Grape.
Krantz fails to land the takedown.
Krantz has a takedown stuffed.
Grape is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krantz rather than just go for the knockout.
Grape lands a right hook to the body.
Gilbert Grape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grape throws a body punch but Krantz moves out of range.
Grape thuds a left hand into Krantz's body.
Grape throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grape throws a right hand that Krantz ducks under and follows up with a left that Krantz also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grape fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krantz moves in looking to clinch but Grape pushes him off.
Gilbert Grape seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grape works Krantz's body with a nice hook.
Zachary Krantz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grape throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Grape - just one landing.
Krantz ducks right into an uppercut from Grape.
Krantz avoids the body shot from Grape.
A big left from Grape misses.
No luck for Krantz with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Krantz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grape tries to bum rush Krantz with a series of wild strikes but Krantz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grape throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grape misses the shot to the body.
Grape throws a lazy right hand but Krantz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grape ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grape fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krantz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grape finds it's way round the side to connect with Krantz's head.
Grape throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krantz.
Grape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krantz moves away.
Grape throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krantz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grape connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grape swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grape bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krantz's head backwards.
Grape punishes Krantz's body with a nice straight punch.
Grape digs a good hook to Krantz's body.
Jab, jab by Grape - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Grape.
Grape with a hook.
Grape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grape connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krantz circles away quickly and effectively.
Krantz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grape listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Grape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Grape's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krantz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krantz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krantz ducks under a wild hook from Grape.
Krantz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krantz throws a low kick, looking for Grape's leg but Grape calmly moves out of range.
Krantz moves away from the strike by Grape.
Grape misses with a few strikes there.
Grape misses with a body shot.
Grape connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krantz. Krantz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krantz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grape.
Gilbert Grape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krantz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grape takes a swing at Krantz's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Grape misses.
Grape with a hook.
Krantz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grape pinned against the cage. Grape gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grape fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape slaps away a takedown attempt from Krantz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Krantz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grape looks to score with a jab to the body but Krantz is just out of range.
Krantz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grape tests Krantz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grape looks to land a right hand but Krantz moved out of range.
Krantz shoots in and drives through. Grape sprawls well.
Grape scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krantz.
Krantz tries to clinch but Grape is having none of it.
Grape throws a body punch but Krantz moves out of range.
Grape lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krantz at a distance.
Nice jab there from Grape.
Krantz swings for the body but Grape moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grape takes a swing at Krantz's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Grape misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krantz.
Grape slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krantz.
A jab from Grape does it's job there.
Oh Krantz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grape throws a nice looking combination but Krantz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krantz seems to have got his legs back now.
Grape scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krantz doesn't seem bothered though.
Grape lands a head shot.
Grape connects with the punch.
Krantz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krantz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grape dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grape scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grape lands with a nice body punch.
Grape throws a right and a left that Krantz avoids nicely.
Grape cracks a nice hook into Krantz's ribs.
Grape throws out a powerful jab.
Grape lands with a cross.
Grape is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krantz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grape closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Krantz out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilbert Grape!
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