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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benton Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MSgt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benton Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MSgt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin feints and as Grimes raises his hands in defense, Griffin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Grimes blocks nicely.
Grimes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Grimes working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
Grimes trying to control the position.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Grimes blocks nicely.
Griffin stays in close to Grimes's body and controls the position.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Grimes is pulling down on Griffin's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grimes has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin distracts Grimes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grimes's head.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Griffin works over Grimes with some ground and pound from guard.
Grimes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grimes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Griffin is in close to Grimes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grimes really is a fat lump.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grimes is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Griffin postures up.
Grimes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Grimes has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Grimes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grimes is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Grimes is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grimes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Griffin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Griffin trying to control but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimes working a defensive guard here.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grimes looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grimes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Grimes has wrist control.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Griffin works over Grimes with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimes looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MSgt Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimes 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Grimes's brow.
Grimes is rocked!
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Grimes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin gets to his feet and stands over Grimes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Grimes felt that one! Griffin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Grimes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MSgt Griffin!
Our winner, MSgt Griffin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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