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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jithu Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Grimes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jithu Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas really is a fat lump.
Grimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grimes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grimes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Grimes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas tries to clinch but Grimes is having none of it.
Grimes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas has one foot on Grimes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Grimes shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bubba Grimes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grimes avoids the head kick by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grimes is defended easily by Thomas.
Jithu Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Grimes.
Grimes cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Grimes working hard to break the clinch.
Grimes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A frustrated look appears on Grimes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grimes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimes throws a one two combo.
Grimes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grimes looks winded!
Thomas tries to clinch up but Grimes circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimes avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Grimes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Grimes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimes.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Grimes.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grimes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimes's efforts to push away.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grimes working hard to break the clinch.
Grimes is looking for a takedown.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Grimes scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Grimes blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Grimes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grimes jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Grimes had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas looks to land a combination. Grimes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grimes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grimes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Grimes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas leaves Grimes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grimes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimes swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grimes 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.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas dives in and grabs Grimes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grimes pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimes sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Grimes, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Grimes against the cage but Grimes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bubba Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubba Grimes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bubba Grimes's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Grimes fails to land the takedown.
Grimes throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas prevents Grimes from breaking the clinch.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimes working hard to break the clinch.
Grimes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grimes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas jumps guard and drags Grimes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grimes being controlled here momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimes manages to get himself to full guard.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas postures up in Grimes's guard and throws a big left but Grimes blocks it.
Thomas controlling from the top position.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas gets to his feet. Grimes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thomas manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimes drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grimes throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grimes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimes is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Grimes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grimes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grimes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grimes wants to get up but he can't break Thomas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grimes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grimes scoring with some ground and pound.
Grimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grimes wanted to stand there but Thomas had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Grimes with a nice head shot there.
Grimes is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Grimes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimes throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grimes's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
Grimes trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grimes can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas controlling from the top position.
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 Jithu Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bubba Grimes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas 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 stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Bubba Grimes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
A left lands for Grimes.
Grimes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grimes fails with a takedown attempt.
Grimes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grimes duly obliges.
Grimes slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grimes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Grimes which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jithu Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimes scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimes.
Grimes stuffs the takedown.
Thomas pushes Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Grimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas successfully pulls guard.
Grimes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grimes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Thomas stands and throws Grimes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas works to advance to full mount. Grimes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thomas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grimes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomas has a good base and remains in mount.
Thomas tries to control but Grimes wriggling away.
Thomas won't let Grimes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grimes blocking the ground and pound.
Thomas avoids the attempt from Grimes to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thomas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grimes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grimes shrugs it off.
Grimes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jithu Thomas.
I think Thomas 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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