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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica-Battery . 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bommel lands the left hand.
van Bommel slips a jab and a cross from Grayson.
van Bommel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grayson.
van Bommel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
van Bommel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
van Bommel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and van Bommel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from van Bommel.
van Bommel staying out of range there.
van Bommel tests Grayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van Bommel moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Grayson walks into a jab.
van Bommel scores with a jab to the body.
van Bommel works Grayson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by van Bommel as he connects with a hook.
van Bommel scores with a body shot.
Grayson misses with a double jab
and van Bommel counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson looks gassed!
van Bommel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grayson's guard.
van Bommel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayson being controlled here, momentarily.
van Bommel working some strikes from top position.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing van Bommel from controlling successfully.
Grayson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
van Bommel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
van Bommel tries to free his leg and advance position but Grayson is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark van Bommel just wasn't active enough.
van Bommel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grayson misses with a double jab
enabling van Bommel to counter with a crisp jab.
van Bommel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
van Bommel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grayson on the side of the head.
Grayson throws a sloppy body shot
and van Bommel counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson misses with a combination
and van Bommel counters with a stiff right hand.
van Bommel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from van Bommel.
Grayson misses the body punch
and van Bommel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
van Bommel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is trying to stand.
van Bommel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson is trying to stand back up but van Bommel is controlling him
van Bommel is controlling the pace.
van Bommel wants to take a breather but Grayson is having none of it.
van Bommel controlling the pace.
van Bommel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
van Bommel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Bommel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bommel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grayson but Grayson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
van Bommel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grayson drops his hands momentarily and van Bommel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
van Bommel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grayson scores with a nice right hand.
Grayson takes one to the side of the head.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but van Bommel moved out of range.
Grayson falls off balance throwing a combination
and van Bommel counters with a one-two to the body.
van Bommel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but van Bommel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bommel throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grayson takes one to the side of the head.
van Bommel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grayson is rocked!
Grayson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grayson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel dominated that round.
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.
van Bommel feints and as Grayson raises his hands in defense, van Bommel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grayson is still in real trouble! Can van Bommel finish him?
van Bommel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
van Bommel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayson seems to have recovered his senses.
van Bommel stops Grayson from standing up.
van Bommel is pushing down on Grayson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grayson is fighting to maintain full guard but van Bommel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grayson is trying to stand back up but van Bommel is controlling him
van Bommel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grayson is refusing to be controlled, as van Bommel sits in half guard.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
van Bommel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to kick van Bommel off but van Bommel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Bommel working over Grayson with some ground and pound. Grayson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grayson is trying to stand back up but van Bommel is controlling him
Grayson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with van Bommel in particular looking to stall.
Grayson taking some punishment here, with van Bommel in his half guard.
van Bommel content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grayson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but van Bommel manages to move to mount!
Grayson is bucking up trying to escape but van Bommel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
van Bommel controlling the pace for now.
van Bommel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
van Bommel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grayson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
van Bommel working Grayson over with strikes here.
Grayson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
van Bommel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayson can do to turn this around?
van Bommel controlling his opponent.
Grayson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel controlling the pace for now.
Mark van Bommel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by van Bommel.
Grayson bucks up and throws van Bommel to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Terrance Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bommel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grayson throws a jab when van Bommel was well out of range.
Grayson throws a shot from downtown. van Bommel moves away and avoids it.
Grayson misses with a combination
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mark van Bommel is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson misses with a combination
letting van Bommel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grayson swings away with a body shot that misses
and van Bommel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grayson!
Grayson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
van Bommel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grayson?
van Bommel controlling the pace for now.
van Bommel trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
Grayson is bucking up trying to escape but van Bommel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Bommel tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
Grayson tries to buck van Bommel off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel wants to control the pace but Grayson is squirming around nicely.
van Bommel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grayson?
van Bommel tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
van Bommel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
You get the feeling that Grayson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
van Bommel landing strikes from the mount.
Grayson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
van Bommel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel with shots to the head and body - Grayson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grayson is in a horrible position here. van Bommel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by van Bommel.
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.
van Bommel trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
van Bommel landing strikes, looking to finish!
van Bommel looking to finish Grayson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grayson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
van Bommel punching from mount but Grayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grayson is trying to stand.
van Bommel controlling the position easily from mount.
van Bommel with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel unloading with bombs!
van Bommel controlling his opponent.
van Bommel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, van Bommel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van Bommel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by van Bommel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
van Bommel throws a jab but it's blocked by Grayson.
van Bommel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grayson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst van Bommel is controlling him.
van Bommel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayson is keeping the position for now.
Grayson pushes van Bommel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grayson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grayson misses with a jab to the body
and van Bommel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
van Bommel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts van Bommel, as that shot connected.
Grayson throws a combination that misses
and van Bommel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
van Bommel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grayson in his tracks.
Grayson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grayson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel slips under a jab.
van Bommel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
van Bommel with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by van Bommel as he connects with a hook.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Bommel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bommel punishes Grayson's body with a nice straight punch.
van Bommel works over Grayson's head and body with a nice combination.
van Bommel works Grayson's body with a nice hook.
van Bommel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
van Bommel jabs at Grayson's body.
van Bommel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
van Bommel scores with a punch to the head.
van Bommel cracks Grayson with a good jab.
van Bommel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayson swings away with a body shot that misses
and van Bommel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grayson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Bommel landing strikes from the mount.
van Bommel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
van Bommel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grayson looks a forlorn figure.
van Bommel controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, van Bommel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
van Bommel looking to finish Grayson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grayson!
van Bommel raining down shots from the mount!
van Bommel raining down shots from the mount!
van Bommel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grayson's face.
van Bommel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grayson blocking the ground and pound.
Grayson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
van Bommel punching from mount but Grayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
van Bommel tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel had his way with Terrance Grayson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson misses with a combination
and van Bommel counters with a three punch combo that has Grayson backing up. Grayson nods at van Bommel to acknowledge the strikes.
van Bommel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
van Bommel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grayson on the side of the head.
Grayson misses with a body punch
and van Bommel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van Bommel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson takes one on the button.
van Bommel lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Grayson falls backwards - clearly groggy! van Bommel dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark van Bommel!
Mark van Bommel is the new welterweight champion!
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