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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes's entrance music is THE JOKER. A fine choice. Jankovic has chosen Headline - Drake as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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285 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes misses with a low kick as Jankovic jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jankovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grimes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jankovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimes misses with a hook. Jankovic ducked under it nicely.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
Jankovic lands a head shot.
Jankovic misses with a body shot.
Jankovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jankovic is just out of range.
Grimes with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
Grimes is looking to land body kicks.
Grimes lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jankovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grimes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes thows a leg kick but Jankovic checks it
and Jankovic counters with a low kick, right behind Grimes 's knee.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jankovic.
That kick from Grimes tenderised Jankovic's leg. Jankovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Jankovic.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
Grimes throws a push kick but Jankovic slaps the foot to one side.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Buster Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grimes slips under a jab from Jankovic.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankovic moves away.
Jankovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimes.
Buster Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jankovic misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes is looking to slow Jankovic down with leg kicks.
Grimes tries to clinch but Jankovic moves away
and Jankovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jankovic lands with a shot to the body.
Jankovic misses with a double jab.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
A low kick from Grimes is predictable there
and Jankovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jankovic lands with a shot to the body.
Jankovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grimes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grimes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jankovic looks for a takedown but Grimes sprawls well.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Grimes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grimes throws a chopping leg kick but Jankovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jankovic, right into the meat.
Grimes lands a nice shot that snaps Jankovic's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Jankovic throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a leg kick but Grimes checks it.
Grimes checks a low kick from Jankovic.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Jankovic moved away.
Grimes slips a jab from Jankovic.
Jankovic moves in looking to clinch but Grimes pushes him off.
Grimes misses with a hook. Jankovic ducked under it nicely.
Grimes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jankovic.
Grimes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grimes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grimes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jankovic is out of range.
Grimes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimes misses with a kick to the body.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Buster Grimes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grimes lands a jab.
Jankovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jankovic misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Grimes.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Jankovic moves out of range easily.
Grimes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jankovic is just out of range.
Grimes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jankovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jankovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grimes if he has to take too many more of those.
Jankovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes lands a leg kick that knocks Jankovic off balance momentarily.
Jankovic moves out of range as Grimes throws a body kick.
Grimes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jankovic.
Grimes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Grimes.
Jankovic looks to land a body kick but Grimes moved away.
Jankovic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grimes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jankovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes works Jankovic's body with a nice hook.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Grimes scores with a spinning back kick!
Grimes misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Grimes misses
and Jankovic counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jankovic!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankovic thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Grimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jankovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Buster Grimes has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grimes is able to avoid easily.
Jankovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Jankovic scores with a body shot.
Jankovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grimes.
Jankovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Jankovic throws the kick towards the body but Grimes avoids it.
Jankovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimes darts in trying to clinch
and Jankovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grimes's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankovic looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankovic.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jankovic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jankovic throwing strikes but missing.
Jankovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grimes's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jankovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimes's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jankovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buster Grimes's cut.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jankovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Jankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimes throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Jankovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jankovic tries a low kick but Grimes avoids it.
Grimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes avoids the head kick by Jankovic.
Grimes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jankovic slips a straight right by Grimes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimes, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic lands a jab to Grimes's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jankovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jankovic shoots in for a double leg but Grimes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jankovic keeps Grimes at a distance using the push kick.
Jankovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jankovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Jankovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic clinches.
Grimes misses with a knee to the head.
Jankovic missing with knees to the body.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jankovic avoids it.
Jankovic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grimes after a bit of a struggle.
Grimes missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jankovic presses Grimes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jankovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jankovic looking for a takedown.
Buster Grimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Jankovic.
Jankovic has Grimes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grimes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jankovic jumps guard but Grimes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jankovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes's elbow.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Jankovic.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
Grimes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Jankovic.
Jankovic misses with the head strike.
Grimes misses with a knee to the head.
Jankovic presses Grimes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jankovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jankovic as Grimes tries to tie him up.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grimes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jankovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Nice body punch from Jankovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Jankovic as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jankovic lands an elbow inside.
Jankovic is trying to drag Grimes to the mat but Grimes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jankovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fedor Jankovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes gets underhooks to prevent Jankovic's takedown attempt.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jankovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jankovic 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Jankovic!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Fedor Jankovic waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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