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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Vincent Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Vincent Gapuz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Vincent Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Convents scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Convents moves into range and clinches up with Gapuz.
Convents drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gapuz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Convents is trying to break free.
Convents wants to get back to striking at distance but Gapuz won't allow it.
Convents gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gapuz.
Gapuz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Convents pulls his leg out and moves away.
Convents looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gapuz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gapuz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gapuz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz is working an open guard so Convents takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Convents shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Convents wants to control from the top but Gapuz keeps moving.
Gapuz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Convents looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Convents stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gapuz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Convents closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gapuz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Vincent Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Convents wants to break the clinch but can't.
Convents stalling the fight.
Convents receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Convents has had enough of the clinch but Gapuz keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz stops a takedown attempt from Convents.
Convents leaning against his opponent.
Convents pulls guard.
Gapuz prevents Convents from getting back to his feet.
Gapuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Convents is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Convents wants to stand but Gapuz is controlling the position.
Convents working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gapuz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gapuz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gapuz prevents Convents from getting back to his feet.
Convents has his feet on Gapuz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Convents throws a head kick but Gapuz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convents looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Convents gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Convents has Gapuz up against the cage in a clinch.
Convents wants to break the clinch but can't.
Convents tries to break the clinch but Gapuz is controlling the position.
Convents is pressed up against the cage. Gapuz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Convents down to the mat. Convents avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Convents throws a leg kick which misses Gapuz's front leg but catches the back leg as Gapuz tries to avoid it.
Gapuz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Convents counters by clinching up.
Convents breaks from the clinch.
Convents moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robin Convents seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Convents forces Gapuz back against the cage and clinches.
Gapuz blocks the elbow strike.
Convents breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Convents tries to clinch but Gapuz moves out of range.
Convents lands a head kick!
Gapuz clinches up with Convents and pushes him back against the cage.
Convents breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gapuz misses with a takedown attempt
and Convents counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Convents decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gapuz, up you get!
Convents rushes Gapuz and presses him up against the cage.
Gapuz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Convents gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Convents tries to stall but Gapuz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Convents throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gapuz blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gapuz goes for a takedown attempt but Convents pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Convents lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Convents dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Convents.
Convents instigates a clinch.
Convents is trying to break the clinch but Gapuz has him pressed against the cage.
Convents is trying to break free.
Convents lands an elbow inside.
Convents wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gapuz manages to pull guard.
Convents showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Convents gets to his feet - Gapuz follows without any prompting.
Convents throws a head kick that misses.
Gapuz with a poor takedown
and Convents holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Convents is looking to break free of the clinch but Gapuz has double underhooks.
Convents has hold of one of Gapuz's legs. Gapuz is fighting the takedown attempt but Convents gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Convents stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gapuz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Convents has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gapuz is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Convents drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gapuz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gapuz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gapuz!
Convents manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gapuz manages to get to full guard.
Convents distracts Gapuz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gapuz can't keep his opponent in guard - Convents advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gapuz gets back to full guard.
Convents decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robin Convents is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Convents misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gapuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Convents tries to sprawl out of it but Gapuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Convents manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Convents misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Convents.
Convents pushes Gapuz up against the cage in a clinch.
Convents breaks the clinch.
Convents gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Convents pulls guard.
Gapuz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gapuz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Convents is keeping the position for now.
Convents controls Gapuz momentarily but Gapuz frees himself.
Convents seems keen to control Gapuz's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gapuz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Convents is keeping the position for now.
Convents wants to stand but Gapuz is controlling the position.
Convents throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convents looking for a sweep. Not yet Convents, not yet.
Convents is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Convents kicks Gapuz off and gets to his feet.
Convents pushes Gapuz up against the cage in a clinch.
Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gapuz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Convents moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Vincent Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Convents breaks the clinch.
Convents drives through and clinches with Gapuz against the cage.
Convents has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Convents is trying to break the clinch but Gapuz has him pressed against the cage.
Gapuz has hold of one of Convents's legs. Convents is fighting the takedown attempt but Gapuz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gapuz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Convents swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Convents is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gapuz is controlling him.
Gapuz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Convents dives on top into guard.
Gapuz wants to sweep here but Convents controlling him for the moment.
Convents gets to his feet. Gapuz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Convents drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gapuz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gapuz pushes Convents off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gapuz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gapuz showed some decent athleticism there.
Convents flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Convents wants to get back to his feet.
Convents trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Convents showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gapuz fails with the takedown
and Convents counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gapuz won't be happy with that.
Convents decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Convents feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gapuz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Convents has passed into half guard!
Gapuz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Convents pulls his head out easily.
Gapuz is staying active underneath Convents, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robin Convents has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gapuz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Convents is looking to stand up but Gapuz won't let him.
Convents won't allow Gapuz to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Convents sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gapuz is trying to control the position but Convents postures up.
Gapuz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Convents stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Convents swivels and escapes.
Convents clinches with his opponent.
Convents can't break the clinch.
Convents throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gapuzs head.
Convents breaks the clinch.
Convents tries to clinch
and Gapuz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Convents working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gapuz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gapuz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Convents is working an open guard so Gapuz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Convents has his takedown stuffed
and Gapuz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gapuz is pushing down on Convents's leg trying to pass to half guard. Convents is fighting to maintain full guard but Gapuz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gapuz blocks the strikes from Convents.
Convents pushes Gapuz off and gets back to his feet.
Gapuz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Vincent Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Convents tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gapuz counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Convents is trying to buck Gapuz off.
Gapuz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Convents knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Convents manages to get back to half guard.
Gapuz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Convents is looking to improve his position.
Gapuz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Convents on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ralph Vincent Gapuz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Convents can do anything to dispel that myth.
Convents is trying to stand up here but Gapuz is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Convents pushes Gapuz off and gets back to his feet.
Gapuz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Convents.
Convents lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Convents knocks Gapuz to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Gapuz is rocked!
It looks like Ralph Vincent Gapuz has been cut.
Convents stands up and beckons Gapuz to his feet.
Oh Gapuz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Convents.
Gapuz seems to have got his legs back now.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Convents sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Convents tries to clinch up but Gapuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Convents lands a high kick to the side of Gapuz's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Convents dives into guard, looking to finish.
Convents drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gapuz dives on top into guard.
Gapuz 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.
Convents working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gapuz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents has his foot on Gapuz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gapuz works his way back into a safe position though.
Gapuz preventing the sweep.
Convents wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Convents working a defensive guard here.
Convents pushes Gapuz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Convents clinches with his opponent.
Gapuz keeps control of Convents as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Convents manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gapuz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Convents is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Convents is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gapuz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Convents gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gapuz misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Convents comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Convents has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Convents!
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energy
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