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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Grape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clem comes into the arena with Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix blaring out of the sound system. Bubba Clem 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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227 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Clem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Grape!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grape avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grape clinches.
Grape avoids a wild elbow strike from Clem.
Clem tries to land knees in the clinch but Grape avoids the damage to the body.
Grape lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Grape throwing shots but Clem is blocking nicely.
Grape takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clem trying to control but Grape postures up.
Clem is positioning himself well to prevent Grape advancing to mount.
Clem gets back to full guard.
Grape is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clem is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grape is controlling him.
Grape wants to pass the guard but Clem is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grape wants to control from the top but Clem keeps moving.
Grape is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clem is trying to control the position but Grape postures up.
Grape throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grape looking to sit in guard and control but Clem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grape tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grape fails with a takedown attempt.
Grape misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grape fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clem manages to avoid it.
Clem cracks Grape with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clem closes the distance but Grape moves to the side
and Grape counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grape is trying to break the clinch but Clem is controlling him.
Clem is trying to stall.
Clem tries to land a knee to the head but Grape blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grape as Clem tries to tie him up.
Clem landing knees to the body.
Clem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clem tries to land knees in the clinch but Grape avoids the damage to the body.
Clem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grape circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grape counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grape is trying to break free.
Grape drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The is referee keeping an eye on Clem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clem wants to stall.
Clem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grape avoiding damage as Clem throws knees to the body.
Grape can't get the takedown.
Bubba Clem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Grape.
Clem misses with a knee to the head.
Clem throws a head punch that misses.
Grape is trying to break the clinch but Clem is controlling him.
Clem breaks from the clinch.
Clem tries to keep at a distance but Grape has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clem.
Clem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clem stalling in the clinch but Grape improves position.
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.
Grape can't break the clinch.
Clem trying to land knees to the body.
Grape wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grape misses with a body punch.
Clem is pressed up against the cage. Grape has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clem down to the mat. Clem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clem wants to clinch
and Grape counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clem!
Grape with shots to the head and body - Clem looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grape throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Clem because Grape loaded up on that one.
Grape working Clem over with strikes here.
Clem is breathing heavily.
Grape trying to control but Clem is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grape looking to finish Clem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clem!
Grape has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grape throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Grape dominated that round.
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.
Grape circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grape holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clem stalling in the clinch but Grape improves position.
Clem tries a knee to the head but Grape blocks it.
Grape dodges an elbow strike from Clem.
Clem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clem.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clem throws an elbow but misses.
Grape misses with a punch on the inside.
Grape is trying to break the clinch but Clem is controlling him.
Grape has had enough of the clinch but Clem keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grape blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grape on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grape lands a left hand.
Grape dodges an elbow strike from Clem.
Grape lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clem is trying to stall.
Clem can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grape dodges an elbow strike from Clem.
Clem is looking to control Grape's arms but Grape gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clem has his back to the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clem. Grape does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grape misses with a looping right.
Grape gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grape has a couple of punches blocked by Clem.
Clem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grape's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Clem.
Clem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clem pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clem misses with an elbow over the top.
Clem tries a knee to the head but Grape blocks it.
Clem missing with knees to the body.
Clem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grape's efforts to push away.
Grape breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grape misses with a body shot.
Bubba Clem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grape swings for the body but Clem moves out of range.
Clem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grape.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grape!
Clem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grape misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Clem.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grape.
Grape digs a good hook to Clem's body.
Grape closes the distance and clinches up with Clem, looking for a takedown. Grape pushes Clem against the cage but Clem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bubba Clem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Grape.
Grape misses with a body shot.
Grape takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grape is defending well for now.
Clem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grape.
Grape scores with a shot to the side of Clem's head.
Good body shot from Grape.
Clem is trying to stall.
Grape stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grape looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clem.
Grape drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grape.
Grape blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grape is working for takedown but Clem is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clem gets underhooks to prevent Grape's takedown attempt.
Clem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grape is defending well for now.
Clem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grape wants to break free but Clem has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem stalls.
Grape lands a body shot.
Grape wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grape is looking to break free of the clinch but Clem has double underhooks.
Grape on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clem looking to stall.
Clem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grape lands a hook that snaps the head of Clem backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grape. Clem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grape misses with the combination.
Grape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clem.
Clem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grape paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grape throws the left hand but Clem avoids the punch easily.
Grape drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Grape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grape takes a swing at Clem's ribcage but misses.
Clem clinches but Grape breaks the clinch
and Grape counters with a shoot takedown. Clem fights it but they end up in guard.
Grape postures up.
Grape is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grape looking to pass the guard.
Clem wants to sweep here but Grape controlling him for the moment.
Grape missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clem controlling the position.
Grape looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Clem. No joy for Grape on that attempt.
Grape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clem was well out of range. Poor timing from Grape.
Clem closes the distance but Grape moves to the side
and Grape cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grape throws a shot from downtown. Clem moves away and avoids it.
Clem darts in trying to clinch
and Grape counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grape trying to move into half guard but instead Clem has managed to sweep!
Clem trying to control the position from guard on top but Grape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clem postures up in Grape's guard and throws a big left but Grape blocks it.
Grape bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clem's guard.
Grape passes into half guard.
Grape wants to free his trapped foot but Clem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clem keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Grape uses his free foot to push down on Clem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clem.
The referee warns Clem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grape sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Clem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clem is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Grape.
Grape cracks Clem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grape wants to control the pace but Clem is squirming around nicely.
Grape controlling from the full mount.
Grape postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clem looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clem tries to hold on but Grape pushes him away.
Grape working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clem is bucking up trying to escape but Grape cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grape with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Clem is squirming around, avoiding Grape's attempts to control the action.
Grape lands a big elbow.
Bubba Clem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilbert Grape is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grape landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grape controlling his opponent.
Clem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clem tries to get out of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Grape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grape has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Grape!
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hype
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