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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Beyett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Beyett!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beyett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grimes has his hands on Beyett's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beyett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grimes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beyett controls the pace.
Grimes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beyett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beyett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grimes wants to sweep here but Beyett controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes can't keep his opponent in guard - Beyett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grimes won't allow Beyett to pass to mount.
Beyett moves into full mount! Grimes won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beyett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Beyett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grimes tries to reverse the position but Beyett maintains control.
Beyett avoids the attempt from Grimes to control.
Beyett content just to control the position here.
Grimes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grimes wants to hold on but Beyett pushes him away.
Beyett content just to control the position here.
Beyett jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grimes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Beyett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beyett 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beyett postures up.
Beyett throwing strikes from guard but Grimes blocks nicely.
Grimes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beyett is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beyett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beyett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Some wild striking there from Beyett.
Grimes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grimes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Grimes misses its target.
Beyett scores with the left hand. Grimes knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes gets caught napping as Beyett dives in and scores a takedown. Grimes manages to retain guard.
Grimes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Beyett manages to pass to side control.
Beyett is working for a submission of some sort.
Grimes is looking for a sweep. Beyett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grimes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beyett.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beyett slows the pace down in half guard.
Beyett trying to pass the guard but Grimes defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Beyett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beyett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beyett not doing much here.
Beyett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grimes is trying to get back to full guard.
Grimes is looking to control Beyett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimes avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beyett in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beyett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beyett is thwarting Grimes's attempts to control the position.
Grimes keeping hold of Beyett's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beyett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beyett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beyett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
Grimes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Grimes wants to get back to his feet.
Beyett slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Diego Beyett has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grimes trying to control but not successfully.
Beyett has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Grimes's body.
Grimes tries to break free.
Beyett is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Beyett is not going to allow Grimes to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beyett is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Grimes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Grimes is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Beyett.
Beyett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beyett trying to control momentarily.
Grimes just trying to survive but Beyett is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Beyett is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grimes is defending well though. Beyett let's go of the attempt for now.
Grimes trying to control the action but Beyett just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beyett looking to break Grimes's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Grimes remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Beyett will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Beyett has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Grimes's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Grimes trying to control the action but Beyett just sinks the hooks in.
Beyett just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Beyett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Grimes prevents Beyett from getting a body triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimes is trying to stand back up.
Beyett avoiding Grimes 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Beyett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beyett throws a series of punches but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beyett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some wild striking there from Beyett.
Beyett connects with a high kick.
Grimes 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes defending well as Beyett loads up on a big left hand.
Beyett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grimes is looking to regain half guard here but Beyett keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beyett controls the position.
Beyett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
Grimes wants to control but Beyett postures up.
Grimes is looking for a sweep.
Grimes can't do much from the bottom here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beyett rushes Grimes and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Beyett breaks from the clinch.
Diego Beyett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beyett closes the distance and clinches.
Beyett manages to break the clinch.
Beyett moves into the clinch.
Beyett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beyett clinches.
Beyett is trying to trip Grimes. He has hold of a leg but Grimes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Beyett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Grimes is looking for a triangle here but Beyett uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Beyett decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Beyett tenderised Grimes's leg. Grimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Good work by Grimes as he checks the leg kick.
Beyett shoots in and gets a takedown into Grimes's guard.
Grimes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Beyett breaks from the clinch.
Beyett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beyett passes into side control, despite Grimes's attempt to control the position.
Grimes trying his best to control but Beyett has mounted him.
Grimes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Beyett.
Beyett stands up from mount. Strange move.
Beyett rushes Grimes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beyett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beyett stalling.
Beyett is trying to trip Grimes. He has hold of a leg but Grimes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Beyett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Beyett throwing strikes but missing.
Abraham Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Beyett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grimes working for a triangle but Beyett defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Beyett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beyett 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Beyett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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