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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Power Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavill Loken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gavill Loken!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger throws a right and a left that Loken avoids nicely.
Granger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loken looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Granger!
Loken putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Loken scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Loken working for a guillotine from mount but Granger is in no mood to give up.
Loken is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Granger is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loken thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Loken is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Granger misses with a double jab.
Granger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loken!
Granger is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loken.
Loken throws a series of punches but Granger avoids them all with ease.
Loken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Granger lands a jab-cross combination.
Granger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Loken misses with a double jab
and Granger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Granger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Loken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Granger.
Granger throws a combination that misses
and Loken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
Loken is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
Loken perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Loken stops Granger from getting back to his feet.
Loken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Granger defends it well.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Loken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Granger misses with a combination
and Loken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Loken scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loken trying to control from half guard but Granger is working away.
Loken might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Granger kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Granger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loken tries to pass the half guard into mount. Granger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loken is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Loken looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Loken wants to control but Granger is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Granger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Power Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavill Loken.
Granger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Granger throws a combination that misses
and Loken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Granger's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loken drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loken jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavill Loken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Granger throws a series of punches but Loken moves out of range.
Loken with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Granger throws a right hand that Loken ducks under and follows up with a left that Loken also avoids with ease.
Loken misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Granger swinging wilding here.
Loken ducks right into an uppercut from Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loken shoots in for a double leg but Granger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Power Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavill Loken.
A nice combination there by Granger.
Loken shoots in looking for a takedown. Granger tries to sprawl out of it but Loken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Granger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loken shoots in but no luck this time.
Loken shoots in and drives through. Granger sprawls well.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Granger tries to bum rush Loken with a series of wild strikes but Loken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Granger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loken on the ground.
Loken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loken wants to pass the guard but Granger is defending well.
Loken not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
Loken is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loken throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loken moves nicely into side control.
Loken thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Granger fails to land with a series of punches.
Loken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loken avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loken on the side of the head.
Granger stuffs the takedown attempt from Loken. Loken gets slowly back to his feet.
Loken fails with the takedown.
Loken fails to land the takedown.
Loken fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Loken throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Granger's waist but Granger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loken off to one side.
Loken shoots in but Granger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loken closes the distance and clinches up with Granger, looking for a takedown. Loken pushes Granger against the cage but Granger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Loken with that takedown attempt.
Loken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Granger fails to land with a series of punches.
Loken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Loken misses with a double jab
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Granger as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Granger.
Power Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Granger lands with a nice combination. Loken backs away looking to recover.
Loken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Power Granger will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Loken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Granger misses with a combination
and Loken counters with a nice double leg into side control. Granger won't be happy with that.
Granger stops Loken from passing to mount.
Granger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Loken asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Granger being controlled for a moment.
Loken decides to stand up, so the ref orders Granger to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Granger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Granger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loken closes the distance and clinches up with Granger, looking for a takedown. Loken pushes Granger against the cage but Granger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loken misses with a takedown
and Granger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Power Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavill Loken.
Granger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Granger throws a series of punches but Loken avoids them all with ease.
Granger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loken at a distance.
Granger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loken throws a combination that misses
and Granger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Granger misses with a wild combination.
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.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Granger swivels and escapes.
Granger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loken counters with a shoot takedown. Granger fights it but they end up in guard.
Loken wants to control from the top but Granger keeps moving.
Loken thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loken pushing down on Granger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Granger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Granger's head.
Granger is defending against the submission attempts here by Loken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loken seems to be working for a kimura but Granger defends the submission attempt.
Granger is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Loken with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loken.
Granger fails to land with a series of punches.
Granger connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Granger looks to land a combination but Loken avoids it well.
Granger jabs Loken right on the nose. Loken blinks but takes it well.
Loken with a poor takedown
and Granger counters with a three punch combo that has Loken backing up. Loken nods at Granger to acknowledge the strikes.
Granger throws a combination that misses
and Loken counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loken.
Loken stops Granger from standing up.
Granger uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Loken doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Granger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Loken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavill Loken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Loken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavill Loken!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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