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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rennet Greyven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley has chosen The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano as his entrance music. Rennet Greyven is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
21 - 9 - 1 |
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263 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rennet Greyven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ripley!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripley.
Greyven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Greyven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ripley as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Ripley or perhaps it was just good defense by Greyven which made him look bad.
Crunch! Greyven slams his shin into Ripley's torso.
Greyven slips a jab and a cross from Ripley.
Ripley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Greyven misses with a head kick.
Greyven shoots in looking for a takedown. Ripley tries to sprawl out of it but Greyven keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ripley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greyven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Greyven.
Ripley throws a low kick but Greyven moves out of range easily.
Greyven shoots in for a double leg but Ripley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennet Greyven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Greyven moves out of range.
Ripley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Greyven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Greyven is trying to control Ripley's posture but Ripley avoids it.
Ripley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greyven is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ripley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Greyven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Greyven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley trying to control but Greyven is working from the bottom.
Ripley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ripley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greyven is keeping the position for now.
Ripley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Greyven trying to keep a closed guard but Ripley is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ripley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greyven but Greyven pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ripley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ripley moves out of range as Greyven strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ripley does no damage.
Ripley has closed the distance and engaged Greyven in a clinch.
Ripley goes for a takedown attempt but Greyven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ripley misses with an uppercut. Greyven saw that one coming.
Ripley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ripley misses the shot to the body.
Greyven takes a swing at Ripley's ribcage but misses.
Greyven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ripley misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greyven.
Ripley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ripley dives in and grabs Greyven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greyven pushes down on Ripley's head and hops out.
Ripley tries to clinch but Greyven is having none of it.
Greyven throws out a loose jab but Ripley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Greyven misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyven tests Ripley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greyven just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripley shoots in and gets a takedown into Greyven's guard.
Greyven wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ripley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greyven controls Ripley momentarily but Ripley frees himself.
Ripley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greyven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ripley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greyven trying to control the position here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rennet Greyven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ripley misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rennet Greyven will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Greyven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ripley.
Greyven swings widly with a right hand
and Ripley counters with a series of strikes. Greyven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ripley blocks a head kick by Greyven.
No joy there for Ripley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripley throws a shot from downtown. Greyven moves away and avoids it.
Ripley looks for a takedown but Greyven sprawls well.
Ripley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greyven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greyven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greyven missing with a left hand there. Ripley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greyven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greyven has a takedown stuffed.
Nice straight punches there by Ripley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ripley.
It looks like Rennet Greyven has been cut.
Greyven throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripley tries to close the distance and clinch but Greyven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripley lands an overhand right.
Greyven motions for Ripley to come forward. Greyven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ripley.
Greyven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennet Greyven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greyven counters with a thumping low kick.
Greyven misses the shot to the body.
Ripley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripley moves in looking to clinch but Greyven pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greyven.
Greyven swings for the body but Ripley moves out of range.
Greyven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ripley under the eye.
Greyven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ripley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greyven at a distance.
Greyven loads up on a big right hand but Ripley slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripley ducks under a wild hook from Greyven.
Greyven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Greyven doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripley circles away.
Greyven looks for a takedown but Ripley sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greyven.
Greyven takes a swing at Ripley's ribcage but misses.
Ripley swats away the attempt to clinch by Greyven.
Ripley shoots in for a double leg but Greyven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greyven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ripley gets the takedown into side control.
Ripley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ripley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyven is looking to reverse the position.
Ripley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Greyven manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Greyven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ripley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greyven stopping the sweep attempt from Ripley.
Greyven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ripley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mr Ripley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rennet Greyven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Greyven tries to bum rush Ripley with a series of wild strikes but Ripley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ripley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mr Ripley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greyven takes a swing at Ripley's ribcage but misses.
Ripley throws a nice looking combination but Greyven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greyven throws a series of punches but Ripley moves out of range.
Ripley lands a two punch combo.
Ripley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Greyven avoids them all with ease.
Greyven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Greyven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ripley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ripley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Ripley misses.
Greyven lands a nice hook to Ripley's body. Ripley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greyven finds it's way round the side to connect with Ripley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyven thows a body shot but no joy.
Ripley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ripley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greyven misses with a wild body shot.
Greyven closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ripley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greyven throws a shot from downtown. Ripley moves away and avoids it.
Ripley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Greyven.
A jab from Greyven misses.
Ripley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greyven.
Ripley throws a right and a left that Greyven avoids nicely.
Greyven instigates a clinch.
Greyven has Ripley pressed against the cage, preventing Ripley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Greyven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greyven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greyven manages to break the clinch.
Ripley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greyven circles away.
Rennet Greyven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ripley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyven is looking to land body kicks.
Greyven shoots in but Ripley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greyven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripley misses with the combination.
Ripley tries to keep at a distance but Greyven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ripley tries to pull guard but Greyven forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ripley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greyven to keep the fight standing.
Ripley gets underhooks to prevent Greyven's takedown attempt.
Greyven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greyven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ripley wants to clinch up but Greyven keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley blocks the body kick.
Ripley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ripley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greyven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greyven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Greyven is trying to control. Ripley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Greyven winds up and cracks Ripley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greyven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ripley wants to get back to his feet.
Greyven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley wants to get back to full guard.
Ripley pushes Greyven off looking to stand but Greyven dives back in and keeps control.
Ripley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greyven trying to control from half guard but Ripley is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greyven is nestled in close to Ripley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rennet Greyven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greyven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rennet Greyven!
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