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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Kupkooip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesper Kupkooip is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 The Island, Jesper Kupkooip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson connects with the punch.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jesper Kupkooip has been cut.
Richard Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Grayson both land. Nice combination.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Kupkooip is out of range.
Kupkooip moves out of range as Grayson strikes.
Kupkooip appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooh!!! Grayson has knocked Kupkooip down with a huge combo! Grayson steps away and waves a wobbly Kupkooip back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Kupkooip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson misses the jab.
Kupkooip tries to counter with a takedown but Grayson is quick to defend against it.
Grayson connects with a right hand. Kupkooip shakes it off.
Jesper Kupkooip's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Grayson.
Grayson cracks Kupkooip with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kupkooip to stand back up!
Grayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kupkooip at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Kupkooip needs to keep his hands up - Grayson had a free shot at his head there.
Richard Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kupkooip feinted with a counter takedown.
Grayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kupkooip decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grayson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing Kupkooip from controlling successfully.
Kupkooip throws a big right hand that misses.
Kupkooip is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kupkooip loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kupkooip wants to control from the top but Grayson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kupkooip wants to pass the guard but Grayson is keeping the position.
Grayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kupkooip passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kupkooip has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kupkooip looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kupkooip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kupkooip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kupkooip tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kupkooip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kupkooip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kupkooip tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kupkooip wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grayson, who protects the arm well.
Kupkooip in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kupkooip tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kupkooip controls the position from side control.
Kupkooip tries for a kimura but Grayson is defending well.
Kupkooip working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kupkooip thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grayson is pushing Kupkooip's head away, looking to escape. Kupkooip manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Grayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesper Kupkooip's cut.
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.
Kupkooip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson throws out a loose jab but Kupkooip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kupkooip half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kupkooip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kupkooip slips a jab from Grayson.
Grayson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kupkooip throws a big counter combination but Grayson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grayson lunges at Kupkooip with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kupkooip's hand.
Jesper Kupkooip's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kupkooip half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson feints a jab promting Kupkooip to slip. Grayson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kupkooip slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kupkooip on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grayson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kupkooip has time to react.
Jeez, Jesper Kupkooip's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson punishes Kupkooip's body with a nice straight punch.
Kupkooip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kupkooip half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kupkooip looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grayson scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Kupkooip appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kupkooip has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grayson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kupkooip's head.
Grayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grayson throws out a powerful jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesper Kupkooip's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Grayson!
Richard Grayson very nearly forgot to thank Soylent Green amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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