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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avi Blum (ranked 1456 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Jayce Grimes (ranked 176 p4p, 241 weight class). Avi Blum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 cm 26 215 5 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm 25 203 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Great elbows KO power |
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Good wrestler Good kicks Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avi Blum! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayce Grimes! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blum. Blum drops his hands momentarily and Grimes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Grimes connects with a single shot there. Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimes paws at him with a jab and circles away. Blum tries to clinch up. Grimes looks like he wants to counter punch here. Grimes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimes misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blum manages to avoid it. Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Blum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Grimes throws the left hand but Blum avoids the punch easily. Blum is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grimes.
Blum clinches. Grimes misses with a hook from the clinch. Blum lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Jayce Grimes has been cut. Blum lands with a short shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes dodges an elbow strike from Blum.
A head punch on the inside from Blum fails to land. Nice elbow from Blum. Grimes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Blum.
Blum lands a damaging elbow. A short right hand to the side of the head by Blum. Blum scores with a shot to the side of Grimes's head. Grimes working aggressively here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Blum scores with a nice short uppercut. Blum scores with a shoulder strike.
 Grimes is rocked!
 That has opened up Jayce Grimes's cut even more. Blum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimes is still on wobbly legs! Can Blum finish him? Blum misses with a short punch on the inside. Grimes seems to have recovered his senses. Grimes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blum. Blum swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimes uses good head movement to avoid it. Blum lands with a light punch inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Blum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Blum blocking some punches.
Grimes working aggressively here.
Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Blum controls his hands.
Blum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 The cut above Jayce Grimes's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blum. Blum scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Blum lands a shot to the body. Blum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Blum controls his hands.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Blum scores with a hook to the body. Blum scores with a nice hook to the head. Grimes looks winded! A short right from Blum on the inside. Grimes takes a shot to the head. Blum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Blum is working Grimes over against the cage. Blum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Jayce Grimes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Blum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimess head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jayce Grimes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Avi Blum! After winning the bout, Avi Blum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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