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Simeon vs Thomas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Romine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grundy comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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147 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simeon Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Romine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romine swivels and escapes.
Romine scores with a jab.
Romine lands a jab to Grundy's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grundy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grundy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Romine pulls guard successfully.
Grundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Romine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grundy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Romine is looking to regain half guard here but Grundy keeps moving and retains side control.
Romine wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Grundy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romine, who protects the arm well.
Grundy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Romine!
Grundy tries to control but Romine wriggling away.
Grundy punching from mount but Romine doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Romine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Romine is trying to reverse the position but instead Grundy has taken his back - oops!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Grundy's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Grundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grundy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Romine has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grundy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Grundy not allowing Romine to control his hands.
Grundy is hanging on to Romine's back as he tries to escape.
Romine is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Grundy gets his way!
Grundy throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Romine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grundy's guard. Nice work there by Romine.
Romine wants to stand and escape but instead Grundy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grundy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Romine is trying to control Grundy's posture but Grundy avoids it.
Grundy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grundy working the ground and pound but Romine is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romine is trying to get back to his feet.
Grundy landing a few strikes.
Grundy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grundy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romine is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundy gets to mount! Romine was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Grundy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grundy dodges the punch combination from Romine.
No joy there for Romine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grundy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Grundy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grundy.
Romine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grundy misses with a takedown attempt - Romine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Romine tries to sprawl out of it but Grundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simeon Grundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Romine.
Romine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Romine.
Romine lands a two punch combo.
Grundy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romine avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy tries to clinch but Romine moves out of range.
Grundy is looking to clinch but Romine is avoiding it.
Grundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Romine tries to sprawl out of it but Grundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Romine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grundy backs up against the cage.
Grundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romine lands a lovely overhand right.
Romine swinging wildly here.
Grundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grundy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romine as he jumps to the side.
Romine circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grundy.
Grundy has a takedown stuffed.
Romine with a nice cross.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Romine enables Grundy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Romine manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grundy won't allow Romine to sweep him here.
Grundy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romine wants to stand up but Grundy is controlling him.
Romine is breathing heavily.
Romine wants to sweep here but Grundy controlling him for the moment.
Grundy trying to control but Romine is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Romine wants to stand up but Grundy is controlling him.
Grundy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grundy.
Romine is pulling down on Grundy's head. It's preventing any offense from Grundy, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grundy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Romine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Romine tries to sprawl out of it but Grundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grundy dodges the punch combination from Romine.
Romine lands with a straight right. Grundy didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Romine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Romine connects with a crisp jab.
Grundy shoots in and drives through. Romine sprawls well.
Grundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romine sprawls well initially but Grundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grundy passes to side control.
Romine is trying to improve his position.
Grundy is looking to take a break and control but Romine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romine is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Romine is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romine keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Grundy.
Romine is trying to improve his position.
Romine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romine wants to control but Grundy postures up.
Romine gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Grundy unloads with some shots from mount but Romine bucks and avoids them well.
Romine defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grundy.
Grundy looking to secure an arm triangle but Romine defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romine tries to hold on but Grundy postures up.
Grundy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romine working to try and regain half guard.
Romine's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grundy misses with a head shot.
Romine working to try and regain half guard.
Romine has given up his back. Will we see Grundy going for some submissions?
Romine covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Grundy working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Romine is doing well to defend. Grundy seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Romine is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simeon Grundy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Simeon Grundy thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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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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