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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Gronkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Chen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski misses with a body shot
and Chen counters with a thumping low kick.
Gronkowski loads up on a big right hand but Chen slips the punch.
Gronkowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gronkowski, as that shot connected.
Chen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gronkowski misses the body punch
and Chen counters with a nice kick to the body.
A combination from Chen does no damage.
Chen takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
Gronkowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.
Gronkowski looks to land a right hand but Chen moved out of range.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Gronkowski pushes him off.
Gronkowski misses with a body punch
and Chen counters with a big head kick but Gronkowski shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gronkowski misses with a left hand
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gronkowski manages to avoid it.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Gronkowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gronkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gronkowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Gronkowski.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gronkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gronkowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Gronkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gronkowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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.
Chen misses with the combination.
Chen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gronkowski misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gronkowski misses with an uppercut. Chen saw that one coming.
Chen is looking to clinch but Gronkowski is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Chen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen throws a leg kick that misses.
Gronkowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gronkowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gronkowski. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen slips a jab from Gronkowski.
Chen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gronkowski.
Chen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chen. That's going to slow Gronkowski down.
Gronkowski misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gronkowski's knee momentarily.
Gronkowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gronkowski lands a slapping body shot.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Gronkowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski misses with a straight left.
Gronkowski misses with a body shot.
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen cracks Gronkowski with an open hand slap.
Gronkowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen counters with a left and a right that stings Gronkowski.
Gronkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Chen moves into the clinch successfully.
Gronkowski tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Chen is stalling here.
Gronkowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chen.
Gronkowski scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen.
A short uppercut from Gronkowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four 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.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gronkowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gronkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gronkowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chen is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gronkowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gronkowski letting Chen take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Chen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Chen.
A jab from Gronkowski misses.
Gronkowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gronkowski's knee momentarily.
Chen staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gronkowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Chen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gronkowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chen at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski misses with an uppercut
and Chen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gronkowski's knee momentarily.
Gronkowski checks a leg kick.
Gronkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Gronkowski misses with a jab to the body
and Chen counters with a left to the body.
Chen avoids the body shot from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gronkowski connects with a single shot there.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Chen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gronkowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chen throws a solid leg kick but Gronkowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chen.
Gronkowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gronkowski misses with a body punch
and Chen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jin Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gronkowski throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen.
Steve Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gronkowski connects with a looping right hand.
Gronkowski tests Chen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gronkowski is looking to wear down Chen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gronkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve Gronkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Gronkowski misses the shot to the body.
Gronkowski swings widly with a right hand
and Chen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Chen.
Chen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gronkowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Gronkowski misses
and Chen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen wants to clinch.
Gronkowski misses with a body shot
and Chen counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Chen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chen 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Chen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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