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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes has chosen THE JOKER as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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193 cm
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252 lbs
34 - 14 - 0 |
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198 cm
37
285 lbs
34 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oleg Karev! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice combination there by Grimes.
It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut. Karev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimes. Grimes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Grimes misses with a kick to the body.
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! Grimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Karev defending well as Grimes loads up on a big left hand. Karev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Grimes connects with an inside leg kick. Karev checks a low kick from Grimes. Grimes moves out of range of the body kick. Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss! Karev closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grimes takes an elbow to the temple. Grimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Karev. Grimes lands a body shot. Grimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karev misses with an elbow strike.
Karev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grimes blocks an elbow strike from Karev.
Grimes is trying to push Karev away but Karev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Grimes dodges an elbow strike from Karev.
Karev is trying to maintain a safe position but Grimes gets an underhook and turns Karev into the cage. Karev tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.
Grimes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Karev tries to throw a body punch but Grimes avoids it by throwing Karev back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimes.
Karev misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action! Grimes breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Grimes - just one landing. Karev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimes. Grimes tries to land a leg kick but Karev saw it coming and moves away.
Karev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grimes. Grimes misses with a straight left. Grimes is looking to slow Karev down with leg kicks. Grimes throws a leg kick but Karev checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimes - the referee stops the clock and Karev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimes. Karev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Grimes misses with an uppercut. Grimes scores with a leg kick.
Karev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Karev blocks a low kick nicely. Grimes throws a leg kick that is checked and Karev counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Grimes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Grimes misses with a hook. Karev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimes. Grimes lands with a good body shot. Grimes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Karev blocks a jab. A swing and a miss from Karev. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Karev checks a low kick from Grimes. Good leg kick by Grimes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Grimes dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oleg Karev's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karev. Karev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some bone on bone action there as Karev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss! Grimes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimes, right into the meat.
Grimes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karev on the side of the head. Karev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karev misses with the combination.
Grimes darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Oleg Karev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Grimes tries to land a front kick but Karev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Karev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimes to score with a decent uppercut. Karev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The fighters circling - Grimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land. 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! Grimes throws a sloppy head kick and Karev moves out of range easily. Karev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grimes thuds his shin into the meat of Karev's side. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grimes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karev.
Karev clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Grimes breaks the clinch.
Buster Grimes seems to be getting the better of the standup. Grimes throws a wild body kick that Karev sees coming a mile off. Karev lands a glancing blow to the side of Grimes's head. Karev throws a series of punches but Grimes avoids them all with ease. Grimes misses the jab. Buster Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Karev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimes. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. That kick from Grimes tenderised Karev's leg. Karev is trying to keep his angry face on. Grimes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Grimes staying out of range there. Grimes throws a leg kick but Karev checks it. Karev takes one to the side of the head.
Karev moves into range and clinches up with Grimes. Karev keeps control of Grimes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Grimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grimes has a couple of punches blocked by Karev.
Grimes wants to stall.
Karev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimes backwards. Grimes has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Karev misses with a hook from the clinch. Karev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Grimes avoiding damage as Karev throws knees to the body.
Grimes misses with a short punch on the inside. Grimes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Grimes tries to break the clinch but Karev is controlling the position. A head punch on the inside from Grimes fails to land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Grimes is looking to control Karev's arms but Karev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grimes has his back to the cage. Karev trying to land knees to the body.
Oleg Karev has scored more points in the clinch so far. Grimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Grimes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Oleg Karev's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Karev misses with a double jab.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes throws the left hand but Karev avoids the punch easily. A head kick misses from Karev. Grimes swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Grimes connects with a crisp jab. Grimes misses with a leg kick. Grimes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Karev counters with a lovely straight right hand! Grimes misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grimes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karev. That did some damage! Grimes misses with an uppercut. Grimes throws a low kick but Karev moves out of range easily. Grimes throws out a powerful jab. Karev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Karev. Grimes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karev throws out the jab. Karev has Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Karev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Grimes lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A shot in the inside from Karev. Grimes effectively controlling the action here. Karev scores with a nice hook to the head. Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Karev controls his hands.
Karev misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karev throws an elbow but misses. A left hand lands to the body for Grimes.
Karev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Grimes blocks an elbow strike from Karev.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grimes steps in with a hook that catches Karev right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Grimes follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Karev looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Grimes! Buster Grimes is the new heavyweight champion! Buster Grimes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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