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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Eastern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Grimstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Eastern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Grimstad!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimstad tries to clinch but Eastern moves out of range.
Grimstad moves into the clinch.
Eastern changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grimstad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grimstad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eastern makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimstad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eastern takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eastern drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grimstad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eastern is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grimstad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Eastern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimstad misses with a knee strike.
Grimstad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimstad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eastern.
Grimstad with a knee to the head.
Grimstad lands a good knee to the midsection. Eastern won't want to take too many of those.
Grimstad lands a good knee to the midsection. Eastern won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimstad lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Grimstad.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eastern is breathing heavily.
Grimstad lands a knee to the body.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grimstad.
Grimstad scores a nice knee to the body.
Eastern tries to score a body lock takedown but Grimstad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimstad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimstad landing knees to the head.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimstad controlling the action here for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grimstad obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Grimstad.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head.
Eastern takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head.
Grimstad scores with a knee to the head.
Grimstad landing knees to the head.
Grimstad scores with a knee to the head.
Grimstad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head.
Eastern is working for takedown but Grimstad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grimstad landing knees to the head.
Eastern is rocked!
Grimstad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Eastern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimstad lands a good knee to the midsection. Eastern won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastern is looking for a takedown.
Eastern seems to have got his legs back now.
Eastern tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grimstad gets underhooks to prevent Eastern's takedown attempt.
Grimstad pushes off an throws an elbow but Eastern leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eastern takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eastern takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimstad lands a good knee to the midsection. Eastern won't want to take too many of those.
Grimstad lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimstad working Eastern over with knees to the body.
Eastern takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimstad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grimstad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Grimstad.
Grimstad landing knees to the head.
Eastern looking for a takedown.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Grimstad.
Grimstad leaning against his opponent.
Grimstad connects with a knee to the head.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grimstad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eastern in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimstad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eastern's face.
Eastern tries to score a body lock takedown but Grimstad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Grimstad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grimstad throws out a loose jab but Eastern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eastern takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Grimstad misses its intended target.
Eastern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimstad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eastern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimstad closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Grimstad.
Grimstad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimstad connects with a knee to the head.
Grimstad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimstad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eastern avoids it.
Eastern takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimstad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastern tries for a takedown but Grimstad manages to get underhooks.
Grimstad lands a nice knee to the body.
Grimstad controlling the action here for a moment.
Grimstad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grimstad crunches a lovely knee into Eastern's ribcage.
Grimstad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimstad scores with a knee to the head.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimstad connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimstad lands a knee to the body.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eastern lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimstad scores with a knee to the head.
Eastern takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thor Grimstad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grimstad.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grimstad obliges.
Grimstad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eastern takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimstad crunches a lovely knee into Eastern's ribcage.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grimstad lands a good knee to the midsection. Eastern won't want to take too many of those.
Eastern looking for a takedown.
Eastern tries for a takedown but Grimstad manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Eastern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimstad with a knee to the head.
Grimstad lands a good knee to the midsection. Eastern won't want to take too many of those.
Grimstad lands a nice knee to the body.
Grimstad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eastern is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grimstad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eastern in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grimstad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grimstad.
Grimstad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eastern drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grimstad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grimstad looks to land a left hand but Eastern moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimstad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eastern misses with a few strikes there.
Terry Eastern is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eastern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eastern lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimstad circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eastern scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grimstad instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eastern is trying to drag Grimstad to the mat but Grimstad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grimstad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Grimstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Eastern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimstad.
Grimstad tries to clinch but Eastern moves out of range.
Grimstad pushes Eastern up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eastern lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grimstad connects with a knee to the head.
Grimstad stalling against the cage.
Eastern has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grimstad after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Grimstad.
Grimstad drops Eastern with a big knee straight up the middle! Eastern is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eastern misses the shot to the body.
Grimstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimstad is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastern gets tackled into the cage by Grimstad. Grimstad maintains the clinch.
Grimstad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eastern goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grimstad prevents it.
Grimstad lands an elbow inside.
Grimstad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimstad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grimstad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimstad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eastern's face.
Eastern drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grimstad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Eastern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastern is looking to take this one to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimstad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eastern's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimstad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grimstad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grimstad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grimstad trying to land knees to the body.
Eastern has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grimstad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastern can't get the takedown.
Grimstad landing knees to the body.
Grimstad tries to land a knee to the head but Eastern blocks with his arms.
Grimstad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grimstad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eastern lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grimstad connects with a knee to the head.
Grimstad has Eastern pressed against the cage.
Grimstad continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Grimstad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimstad crunches a lovely knee into Eastern's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimstad slowing the pace effectively.
Grimstad misses with a knee to the head.
Eastern goes for a takedown attempt but Grimstad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grimstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor Grimstad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eastern paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimstad is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Eastern as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eastern has a takedown stuffed.
Terry Eastern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eastern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Grimstad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grimstad 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Thor Grimstad!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Thor Grimstad!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Thor Grimstad!
Thor Grimstad wins by unanimous decision!
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