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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Bogart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Bogart!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimes tries to keep at a distance but Bogart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bogart is pressed up against the cage. Grimes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bogart down to the mat. Bogart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grimes misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Grimes. Those never looked like landing.
Grimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Bogart counters by clinching up.
Grimes is trying to force a seperation but Bogart has the dominant position.
Grimes is looking to break free of the clinch but Bogart has double underhooks.
Bogart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bogart wants the takedown. Grimes is fighting it off but Bogart persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grimes's guard against the cage.
Grimes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grimes tries to get out of the position.
Bogart stops Grimes from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogart trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogart tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimes is retaining full guard.
Bogart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bogart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bogart shoots in and bounces Grimes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bogart drops back looking for a leg! Grimes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grimes manages to kick Bogart off! Bogart jumps back into Grimes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to sweep here but Bogart controlling him for the moment.
Bogart gets to his feet. Grimes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grimes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Bogart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Grimes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bogart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bogart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimes, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Bogart has him pressed against the cage.
Bogart breaks from the clinch.
Bogart moves into range and clinches up with Grimes.
Bogart breaks from the clinch.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogart scores with a takedown into Grimes's guard.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Grimes has momentary wrist control but Bogart slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogart passes Grimes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grimes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bogart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bogart controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bogart dominated that round.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bogart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bogart keeps control of Grimes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grimes prevents the takedown attempt.
Bogart misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bogart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bogart fails with a takedown attempt.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogart has his takedown stuffed
and Grimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rick Grimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bogart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grimes wants it to stay on the feet.
Crunch! Bogart slams his shin into Grimes's torso.
Grimes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bogart counters with a nice body kick.
Bogart closes the distance and clinches up with Grimes, looking for a takedown. Bogart pushes Grimes against the cage but Grimes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bogart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grimes avoids it really well and circles away.
Bogart is breathing heavily.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grimes's guard now.
Bogart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grimes is trying to keep Bogart in close.
Grimes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bogart stands and throws Grimes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes tries to bench press Bogart off him but Bogart keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogart moves into full mount!
Bogart jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grimes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Grimes is trying to get back to half guard.
Grimes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Bogart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogart throws a strike aimed at the side of Grimes's head but Grimes avoids it well.
Bogart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bogart lands a head kick. Grimes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Bogart dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Bogart darts in and clinches Grimes up against the cage.
Bogart decides to pull guard.
Bogart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimes manages to get himself to full guard.
Bogart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes pulls Bogart in close to prevent any damage.
Bogart forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes is refusing to be controlled, as Bogart sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bogart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Bogart dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Bogart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grimes tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bogart is in Grimes's guard.
Bogart with a nice head shot there.
Grimes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bogart passes into half guard.
Bogart not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogart wants to take a breather but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes has his hands clasped together around Bogart's back. He's all about the action.
Bogart is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Bogart wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bogart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bogart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bogart goes for a takedown attempt but Grimes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grimes misses with a shot to the body
and Bogart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grimes's knee momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grimes wants a takedown but no success here.
Bogart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bogart clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grimes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grimes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes letting Bogart take a breather here.
Bogart drags the fight down to the ground.
Grimes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bogart on the ground.
Bogart is looking for a triangle but Grimes pushes his legs off easily.
Mike Bogart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bogart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bogart throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bogart seems keen to control Grimes's posture.
Bogart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimes manages to get himself to full guard.
Bogart trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Grimes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bogart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bogart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bogart!
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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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