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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Grimaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton is looking to clinch.
Grimaldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adin Wrenton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrenton takes a swing at Grimaldi's ribcage but misses.
Wrenton throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimaldi.
Grimaldi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grimaldi fails with the takedown.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimaldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrenton tries to clinch up.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Grimaldi is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrenton throws a hook but Grimaldi avoids it easily.
Grimaldi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wrenton as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Grimaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimaldi lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Adin Wrenton has been cut.
Wrenton tries to clinch up but Grimaldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Grimaldi is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton misses the jab.
Wrenton cracks Grimaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mike Grimaldi has been cut.
Adin Wrenton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrenton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wrenton clinches.
Grimaldi breaks from the clinch.
Grimaldi shoots in looking for a takedown. Wrenton tries to sprawl out of it but Grimaldi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wrenton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wrenton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimaldi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wrenton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grimaldi somewhat.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grimaldi.
Wrenton tries to clinch up but Grimaldi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wrenton wants it to stay on the feet.
Wrenton misses with a double jab
and Grimaldi counters with a shoot takedown. Wrenton fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrenton looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrenton, not yet.
Wrenton has a closed guard, preventing Grimaldi from standing up.
Grimaldi is breathing heavily.
Wrenton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimaldi wants to stand but Wrenton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grimaldi won't allow Wrenton to sweep him here.
Wrenton controlling the position.
Wrenton has a closed guard, preventing Grimaldi from standing up.
Grimaldi stands up from Wrenton's guard - Grimaldi perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimaldi closes the distance and clinches up with Wrenton, looking for a takedown. Grimaldi pushes Wrenton against the cage but Wrenton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wrenton clinches but Grimaldi breaks the clinch
and Grimaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wrenton moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wrenton presses Grimaldi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wrenton throws a head punch that misses.
Grimaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wrenton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimaldi blocks an uppercut.
Wrenton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrenton tries to work over Grimaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrenton tries to throw a body punch but Grimaldi avoids it by throwing Wrenton back against the cage.
Grimaldi can't break the clinch.
Wrenton tries to work over Grimaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrenton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrenton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrenton has Grimaldi pushed against the cage.
Grimaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adin Wrenton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wrenton is looking to clinch but Grimaldi is avoiding it.
Grimaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimaldi shoots for a takedown but Wrenton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grimaldi slips under a jab from Wrenton.
Wrenton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Grimaldi moves out of range.
Wrenton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grimaldi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wrenton!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimaldi controlling from mount.
Wrenton working to try and regain half guard.
Wrenton tries to lock up and control but Grimaldi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimaldi controlling from the full mount.
Grimaldi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimaldi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wrenton looks to clinch
enabling Grimaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimaldi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrenton.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Grimaldi is having none of it.
Grimaldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrenton darts in trying to clinch
and Grimaldi counters with a shoot takedown. Wrenton fights it but they end up in guard.
Grimaldi wants to get up but he can't break Wrenton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grimaldi stopping the sweep attempt from Wrenton.
Wrenton has a closed guard, preventing Grimaldi from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrenton, not yet.
Grimaldi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grimaldi stands and steps away. Wrenton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wrenton looks to clinch
and Grimaldi counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimaldi tries to stand but Wrenton is controlling his head.
Wrenton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimaldi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimaldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimaldi throws a series of punches but Wrenton moves out of range.
Wrenton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grimaldi's waist but Grimaldi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wrenton off to one side.
Wrenton throws out a powerful jab.
Mike Grimaldi's cut is getting worse.
Wrenton wants to clinch.
Wrenton tries to clinch but Grimaldi moves out of range.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrenton tries to clinch there but Grimaldi circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Wrenton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrenton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimaldi misses with a takedown attempt - Wrenton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Grimaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grimaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimaldi slips under a jab.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrenton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grimaldi's hands.
Wrenton is looking to clinch.
Grimaldi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wrenton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Wrenton.
Mike Grimaldi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wrenton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrenton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wrenton moves in looking to clinch but Grimaldi pushes him off.
Grimaldi ducks under a wild hook from Wrenton.
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 Mike Grimaldi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimaldi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimaldi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grimaldi counters with a single leg into guard. Wrenton didn't expect that.
Grimaldi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wrenton is proving hard to escape from.
Grimaldi gets to his feet - Wrenton follows without any prompting.
Grimaldi shoots in for a takedown but Wrenton shows good takedown defense.
Wrenton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grimaldi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wrenton!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrenton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Grimaldi tries to control but Wrenton wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrenton tries to lock up and control but Grimaldi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton is working to get back to half guard.
Mike Grimaldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grimaldi avoids the attempt from Wrenton to control.
Grimaldi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grimaldi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wrenton is trying to escape the mount.
Grimaldi get's back to his feet.
Wrenton is looking to clinch.
Grimaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrenton looks to clinch
and Grimaldi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wrenton's guard.
Wrenton trying to keep a closed guard but Grimaldi is proving a slippery customer.
Grimaldi gets to his feet. Wrenton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wrenton tries to clinch up
and Grimaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton closes the distance but Grimaldi moves to the side
and Grimaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wrenton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grimaldi avoids the body shot from Wrenton.
Grimaldi looks for a takedown but Wrenton sprawls well.
Mike Grimaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrenton instigates a clinch.
Wrenton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimaldi working hard to break the clinch.
Wrenton avoiding damage.
Grimaldi is trying to break free.
Wrenton swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrenton leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimaldi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wrenton throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimaldi.
Wrenton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wrenton has double underhooks.
Wrenton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimaldi breaks from the clinch.
Wrenton moves into range and clinches up with Grimaldi.
Wrenton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grimaldi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimaldi prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
Grimaldi blocks an uppercut.
Wrenton has a couple of punches blocked by Grimaldi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Grimaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grimaldi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Grimaldi!
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FIGHT
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