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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto Grimm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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164 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Grimm connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan throws a body kick the misses
and Grimm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimm.
Grimm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Morgan
and Grimm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grimm lands strikes from half guard.
Grimm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grimm trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grimm lands a nice short elbow.
Morgan is not content to let Grimm control the position.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grimm wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grimm is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grimm uses his free foot to push down on Morgan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morgan.
Morgan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grimm 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.
Morgan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Grimm trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Grimm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Grimm sits in half guard.
Grimm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grimm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Grimm with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grimm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Grimm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grimm tries to control but Morgan wriggling away.
Grimm goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morgan turns into him and now he's in Grimm's guard.
Grimm working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimm controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan wants to stand but Grimm has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grimm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Grimm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grimm seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Grimm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Grimm moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Grimm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Grimm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morgan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Grimm has passed into half guard!
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Grimm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Grimm's attempts to control the action.
Grimm lands a nice shot to the head.
Grimm controlling the pace for now.
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morgan is looking to escape.
Grimm landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
BOOM! Grimm connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grimm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Grimm takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grimm prevents Morgan from getting the reversal.
Grimm trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Grimm controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grimm looking to control and managing it successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Otto Grimm wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morgan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
letting Grimm counter with a right hand.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
David Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimm lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimm counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
Grimm landing shots from mount.
Grimm landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Grimm dominated that second round.
That's time! Grimm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Grimm counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan tries to clinch
and Grimm counters with a straight right hand.
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimm scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Grimm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grimm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm stands up over Morgan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morgan working for submissions but it's allowed Grimm to get to half guard.
Grimm trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Grimm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morgan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grimm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grimm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with some strikes.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Grimm's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Grimm.
Grimm controlling his opponent.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grimm with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Morgan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grimm content just to control the position here.
Grimm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Grimm raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grimm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grimm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grimm.
Grimm looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants to control the action but instead Morgan gets a body lock and reverses into Grimm's guard! Nice work!
Grimm controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Grimm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Grimm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
David Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Grimm!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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