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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes to the cage accompanied by "Cyanide" by Metallica. Volkov has chosen Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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192 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a hook. Grimes ducked under it nicely.
Grimes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Alexander Volkov has been cut.
Grimes needs to keep his hands up - Volkov had a free shot at his head there.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimes lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkov slips a straight right by Grimes.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
And Volkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Grimes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grimes with a hook.
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!
Volkov throws a solid leg kick but Grimes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volkov.
We've been told by Grimes's head coaches at LOD: Contenders that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Volkov moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Volkov walks into a jab.
Grimes scores with a shot to the body.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Volkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Grimes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brian Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Grimes.
Grimes lands a nice shot that snaps Volkov's head back.
Grimes connects with the punch.
Volkov is rocked!
That has opened up Alexander Volkov's cut even more.
Grimes throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Volkov throws a low kick, looking for Grimes's leg but Grimes calmly moves out of range.
Grimes misses the shot to the body.
Grimes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov jabs at Grimes's body.
Grimes looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Volkov misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Volkov lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands a lovely overhand right.
Volkov takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimes as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Grimes.
Volkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grimes's waist but Grimes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Volkov off to one side.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimes takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Grimes.
And Volkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Grimes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grimes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimes throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Grimes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkov lands a jab to Grimes's midsection.
Grimes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grimes misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Grimes misses.
And Volkov tries to counter it with a takedown but Grimes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grimes's head.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Grimes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Grimes's shoulder, as Grimes tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Grimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grimes defends it well.
Volkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Volkov with the counter takedown but Grimes avoids it easily.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Volkov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Grimes tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Alexander Volkov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grimes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimes connects with a body shot that sends Volkov's belly button to the back.
Volkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimes is out of range.
Grimes throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Grimes misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Volkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grimes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Grimes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Volkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Volkov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grimes is trying to control but can't.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Volkov is pressing down on Grimes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grimes is holding on for now.
Grimes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grimes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grimes tries to get out of the position.
Grimes tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
My spies in Mist Of Pandaria inform me that Volkov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Volkov fails to advance to Grimes's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is trying desperately to improve position.
Volkov is working for a guillotine from mount but Grimes frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Grimes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Grimes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Volkov seems to be working for a kimura but Grimes defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grimes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Volkov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Grimes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Grimes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Volkov tries to buck Grimes off but Grimes is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimes decides to stand back up. Grimes steps back and let's Volkov get back to his feet.
A big right from Grimes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Brian Grimes is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Grimes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Volkov doesn't seem phased though.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Volkov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grimes defends it well.
Grimes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Grimes walks into a jab.
Volkov slips a straight right by Grimes.
Grimes scores with a decent looking hook.
Volkov misses the jab.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Grimes throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws a low kick but Grimes moves out of range easily.
Volkov moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Volkov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grimes defends it well.
Grimes scores with a punch to the head.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov slips a jab from Grimes.
Volkov connects with a jab.
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 Brian Grimes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Volkov's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Volkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimes to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimes thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimes finish him?
Volkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good exchange - Grimes coming out on top.
Alexander Volkov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Grimes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Grimes throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Grimes drops Volkov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Volkov looks back up at him and smiles so Grimes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes misses with a straight right.
Volkov with the counter takedown but Grimes avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volkov on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Volkov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Grimes!
A very excited looking Brian Grimes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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