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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Kurpinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Ripper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Kurpinski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ripper looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ripper scores with a takedown into Kurpinski's guard.
Ripper stopping the sweep attempt from Kurpinski.
Kurpinski kicks Ripper off and gets to his feet.
Ripper blocks a head kick by Kurpinski.
Kurpinski throws a sloppy head kick and Ripper moves out of range easily.
Kurpinski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ripper is fending him off so far but Kurpinski persists. Nope, Ripper circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurpinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ripper's head.
Ripper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jack Ripper has been cut.
Kurpinski shoots for a double leg takedown but Ripper sprawls well. He's pushed Kurpinski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack Ripper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Kurpinski.
Ripper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ripper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurpinski looks to clinch
and Ripper counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurpinski tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurpinski can't break the clinch.
Kurpinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurpinski throws a lazy head kick
and Ripper moves into the clinch.
Ripper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ripper moves into range and clinches up with Kurpinski.
Kurpinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ripper looking to throw knees to the head but Kurpinski is blocking nicely.
Kurpinski tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the cage.
Kurpinski landing knees to the head.
Ripper manages to break the clinch.
Kurpinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kurpinski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ripper swivels and escapes.
Kurpinski misses with a head kick.
Kurpinski misses with the body kick
and Ripper counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurpinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ripper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kurpinski!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurpinski tries to hold on but Ripper postures up.
Ripper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ripper unloads with some shots from mount but Kurpinski bucks and avoids them well.
Kurpinski tries to hold on but Ripper postures up.
Ripper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kurpinski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ripper avoids the attempt from Kurpinski to control.
Ripper looking to control but Kurpinski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper lands a heavy elbow.
Kurpinski tries to hold on but Ripper postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Ripper.
Ripper controlling from the full mount.
Ripper throws some wild stikes that Kurpinski manages to avoid easily.
Ripper landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Ripper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kurpinski regains half guard.
Ripper trying to control from half guard but Kurpinski is working away.
Kurpinski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ripper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kurpinski's head.
Kurpinski trying to control but Ripper postures up.
Ripper wants to control but Kurpinski is keeping him busy.
Kurpinski trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ripper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ripper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurpinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Ripper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurpinski.
Kurpinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurpinski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ripper is keeping busy.
Kurpinski is trying to force a seperation but Ripper has the dominant position.
Kurpinski misses with a knee strike.
Kurpinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Ripper.
Kurpinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Kurpinski tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the cage.
Kurpinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurpinski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kurpinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ripper rushes Kurpinski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurpinski can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ripper as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Ripper.
Ripper prevents Kurpinski from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ripper is trying to stall.
Ripper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurpinski tries to clinch up
and Ripper counters with a left and a right that stings Kurpinski.
Kurpinski tries for a takedown but Ripper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kurpinski shoots in but Ripper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ripper instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kurpinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ripper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ripper has hold of one of Kurpinski's legs. Kurpinski is fighting the takedown attempt but Ripper gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ripper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurpinski is looking for a triangle but Ripper pushes his legs off easily.
Kurpinski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kurpinski trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurpinski keeping moving, preventing Ripper from controlling successfully.
Kurpinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ripper.
Ripper wants to control from the top but Kurpinski keeps moving.
Ripper postures up in Kurpinski's guard and throws a big left but Kurpinski blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ripper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kurpinski throws a head kick that misses.
Ripper closes the distance and clinches.
Kurpinski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jack Ripper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Kurpinski.
Kurpinski has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Ripper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kurpinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurpinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurpinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ripper avoids the head kick by Kurpinski.
Ripper ducks under a wild hook from Kurpinski.
Ripper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ripper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ripper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ripper stops Kurpinski from standing up.
Ripper throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ripper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ripper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper won't allow Kurpinski to sweep him here.
Ripper postures up in Kurpinski's guard and throws a big left but Kurpinski blocks it.
Ripper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurpinski wants to stand and escape but Ripper is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurpinski has his takedown stuffed
and Ripper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kurpinski's guard.
Ripper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ripper stops Kurpinski from standing up.
Kurpinski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kurpinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurpinski controlling Ripper's posture.
Ripper is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurpinski has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ripper'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ripper rushes Kurpinski and presses him up against the cage.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurpinski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ripper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kurpinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurpinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kurpinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripper has double underhooks.
Kurpinski gets underhooks to prevent Ripper's takedown attempt.
Kurpinski can't break the clinch.
Kurpinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurpinski successfully pulls guard.
Kurpinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ripper throws a big right hand that misses.
Ripper throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurpinski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ripper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurpinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ripper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ripper looking to sit in guard and control but Kurpinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurpinski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurpinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ripper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ripper is trying to stall.
Kurpinski is trying to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling him.
Ripper lands a shoulder strike.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Kurpinski 's eye.
Kurpinski misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two 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.
Ripper is struggling to control the position.
Ripper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurpinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ripper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kurpinski won't be happy with that.
Kurpinski can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack Ripper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurpinski wants to get back to his feet.
Ripper trying to control the action but Kurpinski is working from the bottom.
Ripper decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurpinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ripper drives through and clinches with Kurpinski against the cage.
Kurpinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripper breaks the clinch.
Kurpinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ripper closes the distance and clinches.
Kurpinski fails to pull guard.
Ripper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurpinski up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurpinski.
Kurpinski tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Ripper is stalling here.
Kurpinski breaks from the clinch.
Ripper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ripper in side control, throwing shots but Kurpinski defends.
Kurpinski wants to control but Ripper postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurpinski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ripper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kurpinski wants to control but Ripper postures up.
Kurpinski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ripper asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kurpinski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ripper makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kurpinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ripper throws a head kick but Kurpinski moves out of range.
Michal Kurpinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Ripper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ripper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ripper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ripper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ripper!
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hype
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