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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leluta Holmdona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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286 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leluta Holmdona!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a hook but Holmdona avoids it easily.
Holmdona misses with a takedown attempt - Grimm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holmdona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmdona closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holmdona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimm circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmdona thuds a left hand into Grimm's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Holmdona. That snapped Grimm's head back.
Holmdona leaves Grimm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A low kick from Grimm misses
and Holmdona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmdona lands a nice hook to Grimm's body. Grimm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grimm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmdona's waist but Holmdona gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grimm off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Grimm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimm is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holmdona.
Holmdona throws a series of strikes that have Grimm backpedaling.
Holmdona's coach down at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Holmdona's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmdona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmdona scores with a body shot.
Grimm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmdona lands a left and a right that send Grimm crashing to the mat, dazed. Holmdona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grimm is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Grimm has been cut.
Holmdona shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grimm pinned against the cage. Grimm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grimm fails with a takedown attempt.
Grimm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmdona looks to land a combination. Grimm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holmdona throws a series of strikes that have Grimm backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmdona scores with a one two! Grimm had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grimm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmdona scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holmdona lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grimm backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holmdona.
It looked like Grimm was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Holmdona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grimm.
Holmdona connects with a jab.
Grimm shoots in for a takedown but Holmdona shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Holmdona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm instigates a clinch.
Holmdona letting Grimm take a breather here.
Grimm ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grimm no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grimm wants to stand but Holmdona is controlling the position.
Holmdona missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimm thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grimm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holmdona trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm is looking to stand up but Holmdona isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holmdona throws a series of punches but Grimm avoids them all with ease.
Grimm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmdona stuffs the takedown.
Holmdona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grimm.
Holmdona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmdona lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leluta Holmdona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Grimm's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holmdona closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Holmdona pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmdona is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left and a right from Holmdona both land. Nice combination.
Holmdona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grimm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmdona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holmdona is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm is not content to let Holmdona control the position.
Grimm tries to get to full guard but Holmdona has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmdona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holmdona is breathing heavily.
Grimm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holmdona pulls his head out easily.
Grimm missing with punches from the bottom.
Holmdona wants to take a breather but Grimm is having none of it.
Holmdona controlling the pace.
Grimm is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grimm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grimm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmdona trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Grimm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holmdona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grimm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grimm moves in looking to clinch but Holmdona pushes him off.
Holmdona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmdona works Grimm's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmdona.
Grimm throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Holmdona tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grimm is in Holmdona's guard.
Holmdona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grimm passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Grimm there.
Grimm stalling.
Grimm trying to control from half guard but Holmdona is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Grimm seems content to control.
Holmdona tries to kick Grimm off but Grimm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grimm stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Holmdona to get to his feet.
Grimm wants to clinch up but Holmdona keeps it at a distance.
Grimm pushes Holmdona up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimm turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Grimm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Grimm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Grimm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grimm.
Grimm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Holmdona tries to clinch there but Grimm circles away.
Holmdona throws a nice looking combination but Grimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmdona keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmdona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Holmdona misses.
Grimm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm clinches with his opponent.
Grimm is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holmdona can't fight it off and eventually Grimm manages to take the fight to the floor. Holmdona looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmdona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holmdona wants to stand up but Grimm is controlling him.
Grimm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimm with a nice head shot there.
Grimm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grimm working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimm sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Grimm postures up and lands a big shot to Holmdona's brow.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmdona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimm won't allow Holmdona to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmdona looking to control.
Tyson Grimm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grimm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holmdona is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimm rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimm shoots in for a double leg but Holmdona sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grimm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmdona unleashes a big counter combination but Grimm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grimm takes one on the button.
Grimm closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holmdona desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Holmdona won't allow Grimm to pass to mount.
Grimm is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Holmdona!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants to control the pace but Holmdona is squirming around nicely.
Grimm is landing with some decent strikes but Holmdona is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Holmdona is bucking up trying to escape but Grimm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grimm lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grimm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holmdona hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmdona is squirming around, avoiding Grimm's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grimm cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grimm 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Grimm!
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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
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