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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Grobbelaar (ranked 905 p4p, 494 weight class) and Marcus Rios (ranked 120 p4p, 69 weight class). Bruce Grobbelaar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Grobbelaar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Rios!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grobbelaar slips under a jab.
Grobbelaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rios.
Grobbelaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Grobbelaar throws a lazy body kick
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Grobbelaar throws a big shot that misses.
Grobbelaar throws a chopping leg kick but Rios manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rios takes a swing at Grobbelaar's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grobbelaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grobbelaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rios.
Grobbelaar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grobbelaar finds it's way through Rios's defenses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grobbelaar!
Grobbelaar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rios sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grobbelaar somewhat.
Rios throws out a counter right but Grobbelaar avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick there by Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rios.
Marcus Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grobbelaar darts in looking for a takedown but Rios gets double underhooks and turns Grobbelaar into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rios.
A short uppercut from Rios.
Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rios throws a hook to the side of Grobbelaar's head but Grobbelaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Grobbelaar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rios looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rios throws a right hand that misses
and Grobbelaar counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Grobbelaar - just one landing.
Grobbelaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rios chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grobbelaar can pounce on him.
Grobbelaar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grobbelaar thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Grobbelaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a lazy right hand but Grobbelaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grobbelaar counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Grobbelaar.
Stalling in the clinch from Grobbelaar.
Rios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grobbelaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Grobbelaar lands a shot to the body.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grobbelaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grobbelaar scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
Grobbelaar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Grobbelaar controls the action.
Grobbelaar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios letting Grobbelaar take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Grobbelaar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Grobbelaar misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rios is fending him off so far but Grobbelaar persists. Nope, Rios circles away and we're back to standing.
Grobbelaar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rios finds it's way round the side to connect with Grobbelaar's head.
Rios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grobbelaar scores with a head kick. Rios tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rios scores with a jab. Grobbelaar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rios throws an overhand right that lands on Grobbelaar's shoulder, as Grobbelaar tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Rios will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grobbelaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grobbelaar misses with a body shot.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Grobbelaar.
It seemed like Rios was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grobbelaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grobbelaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick from Grobbelaar.
Rios looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rios looks to score with a jab to the body but Grobbelaar is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grobbelaar dives in and scores a takedown into Rios's guard.
Rios wants to sweep here but Grobbelaar controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Grobbelaar is now in half guard.
Grobbelaar wants to free his trapped foot but Rios is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rios has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grobbelaar is working away from the top position though.
Grobbelaar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rios tries to get to full guard but Grobbelaar has control of the leg.
Grobbelaar slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two 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.
Grobbelaar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rios is looking for a sweep. Grobbelaar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rios avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rios trying to hold on to Grobbelaar's head to control him but Grobbelaar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios wants to get back to full guard.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rios is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rios walks into a left hand.
Grobbelaar dives in for a single leg takedown but Rios sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rios! But no joy.
Grobbelaar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Grobbelaar.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grobbelaar can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Bruce Grobbelaar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grobbelaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grobbelaar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rios uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grobbelaar holds on and takes a little breather.
Rios wants to stand and escape but instead Grobbelaar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rios is looking to stand back up but Grobbelaar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rios.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grobbelaar prevents Rios from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Grobbelaar dominated that second round.
That's time! Grobbelaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios swings for the body but Grobbelaar moves out of range.
Grobbelaar throws a quick counter head kick but Rios was just out of range.
Grobbelaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grobbelaar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grobbelaar moves out of range of the strikes.
It looks like Grobbelaar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar looks to throw a body kick
and Rios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grobbelaar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Grobbelaar misses.
Rios looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grobbelaar misses with a hook to the body
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobbelaar thuds his right hand into Rios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grobbelaar slips a jab from Rios.
Grobbelaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rios.
Rios 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.
Grobbelaar throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grobbelaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rios.
Rios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rios keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rios gets caught flat footed, as Grobbelaar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rios can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grobbelaar is looking to work some ground and pound but Rios has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobbelaar lands a couple of digs.
Rios trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grobbelaar manages to get himself to full guard.
Rios trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grobbelaar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grobbelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grobbelaar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobbelaar distracts Rios with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grobbelaar being controlled here momentarily.
Grobbelaar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rios working a defensive guard here.
Grobbelaar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grobbelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Rios looking to control.
Rios is looking to sweep but instead, Grobbelaar has passed into half guard.
Rios wants to improve his position but Grobbelaar is controlling well.
Rios is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grobbelaar working the head and body with strikes.
Grobbelaar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bruce Grobbelaar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rios throws a hook but Grobbelaar avoids it easily.
Grobbelaar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grobbelaar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Grobbelaar.
Rios looks to throw the jab but Grobbelaar is out of range.
Bruce Grobbelaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Grobbelaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grobbelaar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grobbelaar throws a good cross that connects.
Grobbelaar walks into a stiff left hand from Rios.
Grobbelaar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rios is out of range and Grobbelaar settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rios misses.
Grobbelaar misses with an uppercut.
Grobbelaar looks to throw a body kick
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grobbelaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grobbelaar misses with a wild body shot.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grobbelaar misses with a kick to the body.
Rios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grobbelaar doesn't seem bothered though.
Rios on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobbelaar throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Grobbelaar is looking to chop away at Rios's legs.
Rios appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grobbelaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grobbelaar lands a nice looking body kick.
Grobbelaar tries a low kick but Rios avoids it.
Rios scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Rios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grobbelaar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar digs a right hand into Rios's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rios's gas tank.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grobbelaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grobbelaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios has had enough of the clinch but Grobbelaar keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar jumps into guard, dragging Rios to the mat.
Rios preventing the sweep.
Rios must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but Grobbelaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grobbelaar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grobbelaar is on top in guard.
Rios controls Grobbelaar momentarily but Grobbelaar frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grobbelaar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rios trying to control the position.
Rios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grobbelaar stands up over Rios, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Grobbelaar had his way with Marcus Rios in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Grobbelaar.
Grobbelaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grobbelaar thumps Rios with a low kick.
Grobbelaar throws a wild body kick that Rios sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grobbelaar throws a leg kick
and Rios makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grobbelaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Rios let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grobbelaar misses with a body kick.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grobbelaar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grobbelaar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rios is trying to defend but Grobbelaar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rios taking some punishment here, with Grobbelaar in his half guard.
Rios has a hand on Grobbelaar's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Grobbelaar takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rios is looking to improve his position but Grobbelaar isn't that keen on the idea.
Rios trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobbelaar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rios is trying desperately to improve position.
Grobbelaar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rios wants to control but Grobbelaar is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is looking to improve his position but Grobbelaar isn't that keen on the idea.
Grobbelaar landing strikes from the mount and Rios is in trouble!
Marcus Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grobbelaar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rios is looking to improve his position but Grobbelaar isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruce Grobbelaar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grobbelaar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rios tries to lock up and control but Grobbelaar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grobbelaar controlling his opponent.
Rios is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grobbelaar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grobbelaar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Grobbelaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grobbelaar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Grobbelaar!
Bruce Grobbelaar is the new welterweight champion!
Bruce Grobbelaar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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