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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Gruber (ranked 3375 p4p, 3925 weight class) and Colton Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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BJJ White 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colton Plant!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Plant wants it to stay on the feet.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Plant working a defensive guard here.
Gruber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gruber stands up over Plant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant is looking to get back to his feet here but Gruber is keeping cool and he's managed to take Plant's back.
Gruber biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gruber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Plant for as long as he can get away with.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Gruber.
Gruber controlling from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Plant.
Plant is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gruber off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gruber trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Plant doesn't escape.
Gruber scores with punches and elbows.
Gruber has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gruber controlling the position well here. Plant rolled but Gruber kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plant grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gruber has the hooks in. Plant is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gruber scores with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Gruber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gruber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plant can do to turn this around?
Gruber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gruber just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gruber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gruber taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruber continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Plant's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gruber in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gruber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gruber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Plant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gruber connects with a nice short shot to Plant's temple.
Still in half guard, Gruber seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gruber connects with a nice short shot to Plant's temple.
Gruber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gruber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gruber content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Gruber dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gruber shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Plant is trying to defend but Gruber finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gruber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gruber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Plant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gruber in particular looking to stall.
Plant tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.
Gruber controlling the pace.
Plant is trying to control but can't.
Gruber prevents Plant from improving his position.
Gruber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruber trying to control the pace.
Gruber'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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Colton Plant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruber tries for a takedown but Plant circles away easily
and Plant counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Plant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gruber doesn't seem phased though.
Gruber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gruber content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant tries to get to full guard but Gruber has control of the leg.
Gruber controlling the pace.
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.
Plant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gruber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plant tries to clinch but Gruber is having none of it.
Plant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gruber under the eye.
Gruber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Plant to the mat! Plant manages to get full guard.
Gruber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Franz Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruber, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franz Gruber!
A victorious Franz Gruber thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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