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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greiner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: August Burns Red - Spirit Breaker. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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206 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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217 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolivar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bolivar throws a hook but Greiner blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Greiner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Greiner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bolivar is adopting a defensive guard.
Bolivar wants to sweep but no luck.
Greiner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greiner lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolivar has Greiner pulled in close to control his posture.
Greiner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greiner throws a big right hand that misses.
Greiner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Greiner is looking to advance position but Bolivar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bolivar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bolivar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner is trying to escape the mount.
Bolivar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Further stalling from Bolivar.
Greiner tries to lock up and control but Bolivar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Greiner wants to hold on but Bolivar pushes him away.
Greiner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greiner wants to control but Bolivar is having none of it.
Bolivar controlling from mount.
Greiner is squirming around, avoiding Bolivar's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greiner tries to reverse the position but Bolivar maintains control.
Greiner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bolivar controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Greiner tries to roll over but Bolivar keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolivar content to control rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Bolivar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Greiner looks to land a combination but Bolivar avoids it well.
And Bolivar counters with a quick kick to the body but Greiner blocks it.
Bolivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolivar misses with a few strikes there.
Bolivar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolivar connects with a jab.
Bolivar has Greiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Greiner tries to stall but Bolivar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bolivar tries to stall but Greiner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Greiner fails to land.
Greiner is working for takedown but Bolivar is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolivar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolivar trying to stall but Greiner improves his position.
A short right from Bolivar on the inside.
Bolivar is stalling here.
Greiner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bolivar or not.
Bolivar tries to throw a body punch but Greiner avoids it by throwing Bolivar back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar stalling the fight.
Greiner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greiner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greiner throws a head punch that misses.
Bolivar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolivar blocking some punches.
Bolivar tries to throw a body punch but Greiner avoids it by throwing Bolivar back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolivar.
Bolivar struggles to land a body shot inside as Greiner controls his hands.
Bolivar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolivar slows down the pace here.
Greiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolivar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bolivar lands an uppercut.
Bolivar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Greiner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar is trying to maintain a safe position but Greiner gets an underhook and turns Bolivar into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bolivar.
Bolivar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greiner backwards.
Greiner lands a nice uppercut.
Greiner scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolivar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pablo Bolivar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolivar working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bolivar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bolivar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolivar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greiner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolivar stalls.
Bolivar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Greiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Bolivar.
Bolivar can't find room to land a body shot as Greiner controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bolivar as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Greiner is breathing heavily.
Bolivar pushes Greiner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Bolivar.
Bolivar scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolivar misses with a body punch.
Bolivar scores with a hook to the body.
Bolivar gets through Greiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolivar tries to throw a body punch but Greiner avoids it by throwing Bolivar back against the cage.
Bolivar gets through Greiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greiner can't find room to land a body shot as Bolivar controls the action.
Bolivar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Greiner or not.
Bolivar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolivar.
Come on Bolivar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Bolivar.
Greiner has a couple of punches blocked by Bolivar.
Greiner misses with a knee strike.
Bolivar swings wildly with an uppercut but Greiner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greiner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolivar looking to stall.
Bolivar tries a body shot but Greiner blocks it.
Bolivar pushes Greiner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Greiner as Bolivar tries to tie him up.
Bolivar digs a right hand into Greiner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greiner's gas tank.
Bolivar scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bolivar.
Bolivar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Greiner up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bolivar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bolivar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolivar misses with a body punch.
Bolivar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Bolivar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bolivar jabs at Greiner's body.
Bolivar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolivar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bolivar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Bolivar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Greiner.
Bolivar lands with a straight right. Greiner didn't see that one coming.
Bolivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greiner.
Greiner connects with a right hand. Bolivar shakes it off.
Greiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Bolivar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Greiner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolivar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Greiner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolivar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolivar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner misses with a double jab
and Greiner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Matt Greiner has been cut.
Greiner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greiner blocks a low kick nicely.
Greiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolivar manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolivar.
Bolivar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greiners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bolivar swings for the body but Greiner moves out of range.
Greiner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bolivar blocks it well.
Bolivar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolivar.
Bolivar scores with a shot to the body.
Bolivar sizes up Greiner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Greiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolivar moves away.
Bolivar misses with a straight left.
Bolivar misses with a few strikes there.
Bolivar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greiner can do to turn this around?
Bolivar misses with a straight left.
Bolivar misses with a hook.
Bolivar moves into the clinch.
Matt Greiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolivar scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolivar lands a hook that snaps the head of Greiner backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolivar slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolivar.
Bolivar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolivar lands a shot to the body.
Bolivar scores with a hook to the body.
Bolivar taking a breather.
Bolivar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bolivar slows down the pace here.
Greiner is trying to stall.
Bolivar lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolivar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolivar lands a hook that snaps the head of Greiner backwards.
Bolivar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Bolivar - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Bolivar.
Bolivar scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Bolivar.
Greiner is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Bolivar.
Bolivar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolivar finish him?
Greiner trying to land knees to the body.
Bolivar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bolivar lands an uppercut.
Bolivar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Greiner with a big uppercut! Greiner tries to clinch up but Bolivar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Greiner to the mat! Greiner covers up and Bolivar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Bolivar!
A victorious Pablo Bolivar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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