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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up and Fight. Grimm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. 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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169 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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156 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Auguste Grimm!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely.
Louis connects with a body shot.
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grimm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Louis.
Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimm.
Louis tried to counter with a leg kick but Grimm avoided it.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Grimm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis misses with a hook to the body
and Grimm counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Louis tries to clinch up but Grimm circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Louis with a jab.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Louis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grimm thinking.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Louis misses its target.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Louis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Louis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grimm forces Louis back against the cage and clinches.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Grimm blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis blocks the elbow strike.
Grimm takes a shot to the head.
Grimm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louis. Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimm tries to clinch up.
Grimm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Louis moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Auguste Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Louis tries to land a front kick but Grimm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Louis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm throws a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis.
Grimm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Louis blocks the body kick.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Louis.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.
Grimm throws a combination that misses
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis keeps Grimm at a distance using the push kick.
Grimm pushes Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louis misses with some punches.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Louis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Grimm.
Grimm wants to stall.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Louis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Louis pushes Grimm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Grimm working Louis over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Louis connects with a right hand. Grimm shakes it off.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Louis misses the target.
Grimm lands a two punch combo.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Louis, as that shot connected.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm clinches with his opponent.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grimm.
Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm tries to throw a body punch but Louis avoids it by throwing Grimm back against the cage.
Grimm wants to take the fight to the mat but Louis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Louis lands an uppercut.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimm scores with a shot to the side of Louis's head.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Grimm.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimm cracks Louis with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm blocks a body shot from Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Grimm gets through Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of 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!
Grimm blocking some punches.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Louis to keep the fight standing.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Auguste Grimm.
Grimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm throws a combination that misses
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimm misses with a body shot.
Grimm slips under a jab from Louis.
Louis walks into a jab.
It looks like Louis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis checks a leg kick.
Louis avoids the body shot from Grimm.
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimm.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Louis's knee but Louis avoids it well.
Grimm walks into a jab.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Louis lands a jab to the head.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis cracks a nice hook into Grimm's ribs.
Grimm throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Grimm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Louis rather than just go for the knockout.
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Grimm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Louis is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimm.
Grimm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louis scores with a jab.
Louis blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick
and Louis counters with a low kick, right behind Grimm 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Louis 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.
Louis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Grimm misses.
Grimm tries to land a front kick but Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Louis misses with a shot to the body
and Grimm counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Louis.
Grimm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis avoids the body shot from Grimm.
Louis rushes Grimm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Grimm avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
A short uppercut from Louis.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
Louis is trying to break free.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm fails to pull guard.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Grimm.
Grimm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louis avoids it.
Grimm misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Grimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimm misses with a double jab
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grimm throws a head kick that Louis semi-blocks.
Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good leg kick by Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimm keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants to clinch but Louis slips to the side
and Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Louis circles away.
Louis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louis.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but Louis moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimm circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimm flicks out a counter leg kick but Louis steps away.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Louis - that will leave a mark!
Louis misses with a body kick.
Grimm throws a right hand that Louis ducks under and follows up with a left that Louis also avoids with ease.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Grimm does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm lands with a right hand.
Louis lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Grimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louis connects with a single shot there.
Louis throws a series of punches but Grimm avoids them all with ease.
Louis tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Grimm throws an overhand right that lands on Louis's shoulder, as Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Martin Louis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm lands a head kick. Louis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grimm tried to score with a low kick but Louis checks it.
Louis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Grimm scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm lands a head kick!
Grimm misses with a hook. Louis ducked under it nicely.
Grimm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louis.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses the jab.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Grimm thinks about the counter body kick.
Grimm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimm cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louis slips a jab from Grimm.
Grimm delivers a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Louis 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 Grimm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Louis misses with a body kick.
Louis connects with the punch.
Grimm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis blocks the body kick.
Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louis throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grimm thuds a left hand into Louis's body.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grimm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Grimm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Louis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grimm.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louis misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Grimm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Louis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Grimm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louis avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louis counters with an inside leg kick.
Grimm is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice shot lands for Louis.
Grimm misses with a jab to the body
and Louis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Louis misses its target.
Grimm scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grimm throws a hook but Louis blocks it.
Louis thuds a left hand into Grimm's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm misses with an uppercut
and Louis counters with a three punch combo that has Grimm backing up. Grimm nods at Louis to acknowledge the strikes.
Grimm misses with a leg kick.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Louis moves out of range easily.
Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Grimm misses
and Louis counters with a two punch combo.
Louis throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Grimm with the counter takedown but Louis avoids it easily.
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Louis.
Grimm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grimm lands a slapping body shot.
Grimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Louis keeps the fight on the outside.
Louis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm wants to slow Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grimm swats away the attempt to clinch by Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm wants to clinch up but Louis keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Louis moves into the clinch.
Grimm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Louis tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm pulls Louis into guard.
Grimm 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.
Louis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grimm throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Auguste Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Grimm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grimm wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Grimm trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grimm advances to half guard.
Grimm trying to control the pace.
Grimm prevents Louis from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Louis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grimm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grimm feints a jab promting Louis to slip. Grimm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Louis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grimm throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimm tries to land a body kick
and Louis counters with a body kick that stops Grimm in his tracks momentarily.
Grimm punishes Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick
and Louis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Louis lands an overhand right.
Grimm circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Auguste Grimm.
I think Louis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 50:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Louis!
Martin Louis retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Martin Louis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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