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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahman Ahmalabolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmalabolic has chosen Fanta Mojah - Hail The King as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahman Ahmalabolic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo connects with a crisp jab.
Gruffo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahman Ahmalabolic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahmalabolic misses the jab.
Ahmalabolic misses with a lunging right hand
and Gruffo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gruffo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ahmalabolic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahmalabolic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ahmalabolic dives in and grabs Gruffo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gruffo pushes down on Ahmalabolic's head and hops out.
Beno Gruffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahman Ahmalabolic.
Gruffo connects with a right hand. Ahmalabolic shakes it off.
Gruffo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ahmalabolic misses with a lunging right hand
and Gruffo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahmalabolic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ahmalabolic swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruffo.
Ahmalabolic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gruffo moves into the clinch.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahmalabolic avoids the damage to the body.
Gruffo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruffo punishes Ahmalabolic's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahmalabolic looks gassed!
Ahmalabolic cracks Gruffo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gruffo throws a shot to the body.
Gruffo misses with a straight right.
Gruffo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gruffo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ahmalabolic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gruffo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahmalabolic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruffo is looking to slow Ahmalabolic down with leg kicks.
Gruffo cracks the inside of Ahmalabolic's front leg.
Gruffo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmalabolic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands with a straight right. Ahmalabolic didn't see that one coming.
Ahmalabolic needs to keep his hands up - Gruffo had a free shot at his head there.
Gruffo gets a clinch.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ahmalabolic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ahmalabolic misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gruffo.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo is working Ahmalabolic over against the cage.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ahmalabolic won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Gruffo on the inside.
Gruffo breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Gruffo as he connects with a hook.
Gruffo scores with a hook to the body. Ahmalabolic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ahmalabolic's face.
Ahmalabolic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahmalabolic backwards.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ahmalabolic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ahmalabolic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ahmalabolic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gruffo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gruffo cracks Ahmalabolic with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ahmalabolic won't want to take too many of those.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Ahmalabolic blocks with his arms.
Gruffo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic wants to stall.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Ahmalabolic blocks with his arms.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ahmalabolic's face.
A hook to the body from Ahmalabolic.
Gruffo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahmalabolic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahmalabolic blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahmalabolic tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruffo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahmalabolic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Ahmalabolic.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ahmalabolic's face.
Gruffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahmalabolic blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic gets through Gruffo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahmalabolic scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahmalabolic has picked Gruffo up - he's going for a ride! Ahmalabolic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gruffo is looking for a sweep. Ahmalabolic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahmalabolic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gruffo is looking to improve his position.
Ahmalabolic is nestled in close to Gruffo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahmalabolic prevents Gruffo from improving his position.
Well, if Ahmalabolic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beno Gruffo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gruffo is looking to clinch but Ahmalabolic is avoiding it.
Ahmalabolic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmalabolic wants to control but Gruffo is keeping him busy.
Gruffo gets back to full guard.
Gruffo looking for a sweep. Not yet Gruffo, not yet.
Gruffo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ahmalabolic controls the pace.
Gruffo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ahmalabolic has passed into side control.
Gruffo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ahmalabolic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo tries to roll over but Ahmalabolic keeps him under control.
Ahmalabolic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ahmalabolic is trying to control the action in half guard but Gruffo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gruffo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gruffo looking to control.
Ahmalabolic looking to pass the guard.
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.
Gruffo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ahmalabolic tries to free his leg and advance position but Gruffo is retaining full guard.
Gruffo pushes Ahmalabolic off and gets back to his feet.
Gruffo scores with a body shot.
Gruffo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ahmalabolic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruffo.
Gruffo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ahmalabolic misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ahmalabolic.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahmalabolic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic looks to land a right hand but Gruffo moved out of range.
Gruffo misses with an uppercut.
Gruffo cracks Ahmalabolic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahmalabolic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruffo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahmalabolic throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ahmalabolic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gruffo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ahmalabolic somewhat.
Ahmalabolic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruffo.
Gruffo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahmalabolic, pushing him back against the cage.
Gruffo lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gruffo.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahmalabolic backwards.
Gruffo manages to break the clinch.
Gruffo jabs Ahmalabolic right on the nose. Ahmalabolic blinks but takes it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gruffo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo lands with an overhand left.
Ahmalabolic slips a jab from Gruffo.
Gruffo is looking to slow Ahmalabolic down with leg kicks.
Gruffo scores with a hook to the body. Ahmalabolic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahmalabolic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gruffo.
Gruffo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahmalabolic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gruffo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Gruffo does it's job there.
Gruffo tries to clinch up.
Gruffo scores with the left hand. Ahmalabolic knows he should have avoided that one.
Gruffo throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmalabolic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gruffo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ahmalabolic doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but Ahmalabolic avoids them all with ease.
Gruffo clobbers Ahmalabolic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beno Gruffo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick from Gruffo lands but Ahmalabolic takes it in his stride.
Ahmalabolic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruffo circles away.
Gruffo misses with a body shot.
Gruffo cracks Ahmalabolic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gruffo lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruffo.
Gruffo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a body punch but Ahmalabolic moves out of range.
Gruffo tries to clinch but Ahmalabolic moves out of range.
Gruffo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruffo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahmalabolic circles away.
Ahmalabolic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch lands to the side of Gruffo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beno Gruffo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruffo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ahmalabolic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gruffo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ahmalabolic, pushing him back against the cage.
Ahmalabolic misses with a body punch.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ahmalabolic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Gruffo.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahmalabolic can do to turn this around?
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Ahmalabolic's ribcage.
Gruffo looking to throw knees to the head but Ahmalabolic is blocking nicely.
Ahmalabolic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gruffo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beno Gruffo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmalabolic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gruffo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beno Gruffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahman Ahmalabolic.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ahmalabolic's face.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahmalabolic backwards.
Ahmalabolic throws a head punch that misses.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Gruffo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic trying to control the position but instead, Gruffo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ahmalabolic into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo presses Ahmalabolic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahman Ahmalabolic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Gruffo.
Ahmalabolic looking for a takedown.
Gruffo lands with a light punch inside.
Gruffo lands an uppercut.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Ahmalabolic throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruffo.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo blocks an uppercut.
Gruffo is pressed up against the cage. Ahmalabolic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gruffo down to the mat. Gruffo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ahmalabolic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gruffo connects with a body shot that sends Ahmalabolic's belly button to the back.
Ahmalabolic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo clinches.
Ahmalabolic looking to stall.
A short right from Gruffo.
Ahmalabolic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruffo trying to land knees to the body.
Ahmalabolic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Ahmalabolic tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruffo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ahmalabolic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ahmalabolic can't get the takedown.
Gruffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruffo working Ahmalabolic over with knees to the body.
Gruffo digs a right hand into Ahmalabolic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ahmalabolic's gas tank.
Ahmalabolic scores with a shot to the side of Gruffo's head.
Gruffo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo misses with a punch to the body.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ahmalabolic won't want to take too many of those.
Ahmalabolic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gruffo lands a right hand.
Ahmalabolic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gruffo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ahmalabolic fails to land.
Ahmalabolic is trying to drag Gruffo to the mat but Gruffo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ahmalabolic won't want to take too many of those.
Gruffo lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahmalabolic wants a takedown but no success here.
Gruffo lands with a right to the head.
Gruffo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gruffo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruffo digs a good body shot into Ahmalabolic's ribs.
Ahmalabolic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beno Gruffo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruffo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beno Gruffo!
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