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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deacon Huntington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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279 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harvey Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deacon Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Huntington sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Huntington blocks the leg kick.
Huntington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grimes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Grimes misses with a hook. Huntington ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes throws a solid leg kick but Huntington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimes.
Grimes closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes slowing the pace effectively.
Huntington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimes landing knees to the body.
Grimes missing with knees to the body.
Grimes lands with a short shot to the head.
Huntington avoiding damage as Grimes throws knees to the body.
Huntington being controlled against the cage.
Huntington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grimes has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes drags the fight down to the ground.
Huntington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huntington wants to get up but he can't break Grimes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Huntington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Huntington blocks a leg kick.
Huntington wants to counter the offense by Grimes and move into the clinch position.
Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Huntington moves out of range easily.
Huntington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grimes misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes rushes Huntington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huntington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Huntington up against the cage.
Grimes controlling the action here for a moment.
Grimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Huntington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grimes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grimes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimes is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Grimes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grimes throws a low kick but Huntington avoids it.
Huntington tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grimes wants to slow Huntington down by chopping away at his legs.
Huntington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Huntington moved away.
Grimes throws a leg kick that misses.
Huntington throws a fast counter high kick but Grimes manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes closes the distance and clinches.
Grimes digs a right hand into Huntington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huntington's gas tank.
Grimes lands a good knee to the midsection. Huntington won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huntington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grimes prevents it.
Huntington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grimes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grimes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grimes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grimes pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntington is looking to advance position but Grimes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Huntington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huntington prevents Grimes from taking his back.
Grimes looking to finish Huntington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Huntington!
Grimes working the ground and pound effectively.
Huntington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grimes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grimes controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington can't escape the position.
Huntington wants to hold on but Grimes pushes him away.
Huntington is breathing heavily.
Grimes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Huntington's face.
Huntington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grimes landing strikes from the mount and Huntington is in trouble!
Grimes breaks from Huntington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grimes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Huntington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grimes controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Huntington looks a forlorn figure.
Grimes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grimes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grimes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huntington is in a horrible position here. Grimes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Grimes controlling the position easily from mount.
Grimes won't let Huntington get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grimes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grimes controlling the pace for now.
Grimes lands with some strikes.
Grimes controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Grimes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Huntington gets tackled into the cage by Grimes. Grimes maintains the clinch.
Huntington tries to break free but Grimes pushes him back against the cage.
Huntington can't break the clinch.
Grimes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huntington's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes stalling the fight.
Harvey Grimes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Grimes.
Grimes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huntington can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grimes tries to land knees in the clinch but Huntington avoids the damage to the body.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes scores with a hook to the body.
Grimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huntington.
Huntington tries to break free but Grimes pushes him back against the cage.
Huntington tries to break the clinch but Grimes is controlling the position.
Huntington avoiding damage as Grimes throws knees 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grimes.
Huntington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimes.
Grimes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grimes stalling in the clinch.
Huntington tries to pull guard but Grimes holds him up against the cage and eventually Huntington drops back down to his feet.
Huntington tries to circle away but Grimes has him pinned against the cage.
Huntington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Grimes.
Grimes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grimes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huntington letting Grimes take a breather here.
Grimes has Huntington pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Grimes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harvey Grimes.
Grimes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huntington.
Grimes instigates a clinch.
Huntington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimes tries to pull guard but Huntington forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntington tries for a takedown but Grimes manages to get underhooks.
Deacon Huntington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey Grimes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huntington goes for a takedown attempt but Grimes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Grimes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Grimes!
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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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