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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Crawling - Linkin Park. Anthony Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harvey Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grimes really is a fat lump.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Grimes.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson tries to circle away but Grimes has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Grimes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grimes tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimes tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Grimes tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Grimes is controlling the position.
Grimes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Grimes keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grimes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Grimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Grimes to work.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Grimes has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A left hand lands to the body for Grimes.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimes gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grimes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grimes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grimes holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Grimes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Grimes counters by moving into the clinch.
Grimes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimes won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grimes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Grimes has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Grimes presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grimes misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimes won't allow it.
Grimes missing with knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grimes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimes missing with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grimes manages to pull guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Grimes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Grimes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grimes stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Grimes slips a straight right by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimes on the side of the head.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Grimes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grimes has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Grimes has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimes won't allow it.
Grimes struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Grimes stalls.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Grimes dominated that second round.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grimes walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Grimes instigates a clinch.
Grimes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grimes is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Grimes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Grimes to work.
Grimes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Grimes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harvey Grimes.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grimes moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lunges at Grimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grimes's hand.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimes has time to react.
Johnson cracks Grimes with an open hand slap.
Grimes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grimes.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Grimes has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Grimes throws knees to the body.
Grimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Grimes around his waist. Grimes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grimes is stalling here.
Grimes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimes won't allow it.
Grimes misses with a body punch.
Grimes is working Johnson over against the cage.
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.
Grimes effectively controlling the action here.
Grimes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Grimes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Harvey Grimes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grimes has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Grimes lands a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harvey Grimes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Johnson.
I think Grimes 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harvey Grimes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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