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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Grimes (ranked 4710 p4p, 4688 weight class) and Ashkan Farhadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogan Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashkan Farhadi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farhadi to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farhadi misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farhadi to score with a decent uppercut.
Farhadi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Farhadi.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farhadi.
Grimes lands a head kick!
Farhadi lands with a cross.
Farhadi lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Farhadi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ashkan Farhadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farhadi works Grimes's body with a nice hook.
Farhadi avoids the head kick by Grimes.
Nice cross by Farhadi.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farhadi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimes throws a counter high kick but Farhadi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Farhadi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farhadi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grimes.
Nice shot lands for Farhadi.
Grimes takes one to the side of the head.
Farhadi scores with a jab to the head.
Farhadi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimes.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farhadi throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Farhadi with a jab.
Farhadi misses the jab.
Farhadi misses with a hook.
Grimes is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Farhadi blocks a head kick by Grimes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farhadi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grimes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farhadi avoids the head kick by Grimes.
Nice body punch from Farhadi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farhadi to score with a decent uppercut.
Farhadi throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Farhadi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farhadi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grimes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Farhadi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farhadi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimes. Grimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farhadi thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farhadi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimes on the side of the head.
Grimes lands with a kick to the temple. Farhadi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Farhadi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grimes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Farhadi lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farhadi.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Farhadi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimes on the side of the head.
Farhadi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimes on the side of the head.
Farhadi lands with a straight right. Grimes didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farhadi scores with a shot to the body.
Farhadi throws a body shot but no joy.
Farhadi thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grimes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farhadi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grimes throws a head kick but Farhadi moves out of range.
Grimes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farhadi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grimes. Farhadi shrugs it off though.
Farhadi with a hook.
Grimes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farhadi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grimes needs to keep his hands up - Farhadi had a free shot at his head there.
Farhadi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes takes one to the chin there.
Farhadi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi tries to keep at a distance but Grimes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farhadi throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimes.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
Farhadi swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimes working aggressively here.
Farhadi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farhadi has a couple of punches blocked by Grimes.
Farhadi blocking some punches.
Grimes tries to throw a body punch but Farhadi avoids it by throwing Grimes back against the cage.
Grimes blocks a body shot from Farhadi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashkan Farhadi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farhadi throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes counters with a head kick that drops Farhadi to the mat! Farhadi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Farhadi is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Farhadi gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rogan Grimes!
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energy
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hype
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