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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Rimes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rimes scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Brock.
Rimes swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Brock walks into a straight right hand from Rimes.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock blocks the body kick.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rimes misses with a body shot.
Rimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rimes misses with a straight left.
Rimes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target.
Rimes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock throws a low kick but Rimes moves out of range easily.
Rimes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rimes misses the target.
Optimus Rimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rimes tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rimes.
Rimes scores with a one two! Brock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rimes lands a jab.
Rimes misses with a body shot.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Rimes.
A big left from Brock misses.
Rimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Rimes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Brock misses.
Rimes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Brock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brock. Rimes shrugs it off though.
Rimes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rimes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rimes.
Rimes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Rimes.
Brock slips a jab from Rimes.
Rimes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Optimus Rimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimes lands a jab to Brock's midsection.
Rimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Brock gets tackled into the cage by Rimes. Rimes maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brock misses with a body kick.
Rimes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brock's calf.
Brock scores with a spinning back kick!
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rimes.
Brock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rimes misses with a head kick.
Rimes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brock throws a head kick but Rimes moves out of range.
Rimes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rimes tests Brock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brock takes one to the side of the head.
Rimes closes the distance and pushes Brock back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Rimes.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Rimes.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Rimes stops a takedown attempt from Brock.
Brock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rimes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rimes lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Rimes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Rimes tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Rimes back against the cage.
Brock prevents a body shot from Rimes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Rimes.
Rimes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brock.
Brock can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes dominated that round.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Brock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rimes finds it's way round the side to connect with Brock's head.
Rimes lands with a shot to the body.
Rimes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Rimes.
Brock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rimes.
Brock misses with a wild body shot.
Brock misses with a hook. Rimes ducked under it nicely.
Rimes throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rimes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rimes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rimes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rimes moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimes pushes Brock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brock avoiding damage as Rimes throws knees to the body.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rimes.
Brock avoids a kick to the body.
Rimes swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Brock blocks the low kick.
Optimus Rimes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rimes wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rimes lands with an uppercut that bounces Brock off the cage and back into range.
Rimes tries to clinch but Brock moves away
and Brock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rimes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rimes.
Rimes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rimes scrambles back to his feet.
Brock throws a leg kick but Rimes moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
Rimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Rimes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rimes is just out of range.
Rimes throws a jab when Brock was well out of range.
Rimes swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Rimes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Brock misses.
Rimes darts in and clinches Brock up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rimes prevents a body shot from Brock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Brock takes a shot to the head.
Brock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brock misses with the head strike.
Brock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rimes.
Rimes pushes Brock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Rimes lands a body punch.
Rimes lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rimes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rimes misses with an elbow over the top.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock cracks Rimes with a nice body shot.
Rimes misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock prevents a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rimes lands a left hand.
Rimes blocks the elbow strike.
Rimes has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Rimes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rimes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rimes tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Rimes back against the cage.
Rimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brock.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Rimes misses with a body punch.
Rimes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock is leaning against Rimes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brock blocks an elbow strike.
Brock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rimes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brock prevents a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rimes takes a step back to recover.
Brock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rimes to the mat! Rimes manages to get full guard.
Rimes working a defensive guard here.
Brock won't allow Rimes to sweep him here.
Rimes trying to keep a closed guard but Brock is proving a slippery customer.
Rimes wants to stand but Brock is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock trying to control but Rimes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes 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 referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rimes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Rimes darts in and clinches Brock up against the cage.
Rimes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rimes can turn it around.
Brock dodges an elbow strike from Rimes.
Rimes lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Rimes stops a takedown attempt from Brock.
Optimus Rimes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Brock lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rimes tries to get to full guard but Brock has control of the leg.
Rimes controlling the position for now.
Eddie Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rimes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rimes is looking to improve his position.
Brock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rimes is not content to let Brock control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brock thows a huge punch but Rimes dodges it nicely.
Rimes tries to get to full guard but Brock has control of the leg.
Rimes is positioning himself well to prevent Brock advancing to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Brock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rimes throws a head kick but Brock moves out of range.
Rimes throws a hook but Brock avoids it easily.
Rimes tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rimes's guard.
Brock prevents Rimes from getting back to his feet.
Rimes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brock is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rimes looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rimes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Rimes!
After the fight, Optimus Rimes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Eddie Brock had this to say: 'This is the end of my career...'.
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