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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes to the cage accompanied by "Cyanide" by Metallica. Dennis Nilsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grimes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilsen.
Grimes takes a swing at Nilsen's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Grimes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Grimes avoids them all with ease.
Nilsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grimes lands with a good body shot.
Nilsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Nilsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilsen blocks a jab.
Nilsen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grimes to the ground. Nilsen is now in Grimes's guard.
Nilsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nilsen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grimes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsen on the ground.
Nilsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimes is keeping the position for now.
Nilsen looking to sit in guard and control but Grimes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nilsen is trying to control the position but Grimes postures up.
Nilsen keeping moving, preventing Grimes from controlling successfully.
Nilsen is looking for a triangle here but Grimes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nilsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nilsen is looking to reverse the position.
Nilsen struggling a bit here.
Nilsen is looking for a sweep.
Grimes trying to control the position but Nilsen is working away.
You can see the frustration on Nilsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nilsen is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nilsen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nilsen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nilsen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grimes is controlling him well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grimes wants to control but Nilsen is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grimes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nilsen staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes moves out of range as Nilsen strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Grimes misses the target.
A cross from Grimes lands.
Grimes staying out of range there.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsen.
A shot to the liver by Grimes. Beautiful body shot.
Grimes drops his hands momentarily and Nilsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nilsen walks into a stiff left hand from Grimes.
Grimes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nilsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grimes back to the cage. Nilsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes leaves Nilsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grimes lands a body shot.
Nilsen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
Grimes with a jab.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilsen connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Grimes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nilsen moves away from the strike by Grimes.
Nilsen lunges at Grimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grimes's hand.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Nilsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimes cracks Nilsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Grimes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nilsen has time to react.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Grimes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nilsen tries to bum rush Grimes with a series of wild strikes but Grimes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Nilsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsen lands a really nice looking cross but Grimes seems unphased.
Nilsen digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
Nilsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimes. Grimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimes is rocked!
Nilsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsen.
The fighters circling - Nilsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimes.
Dennis Nilsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimes throws the left hand but Nilsen avoids the punch easily.
Nilsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nilsen connects with a jab.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grimes seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
Grimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Nilsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nilsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Nilsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nilsen drives through with a takedown into Grimes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nilsen advances position into side control!
Nilsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nilsen controlling from side mount.
Nilsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nilsen just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nilsen trying to control the position but Grimes is working away.
Dennis Nilsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nilsen is staying tight to Grimes's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Grimes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nilsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grimes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grimes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grimes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nilsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nilsen trying to control the position but Grimes is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Nilsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nilsen works over Grimes's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Nilsen looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Nilsen does no damage.
Grimes works the jab nicely.
Grimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Nilsen misses its intended target.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Nilsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilsen avoids the body shot from Grimes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen sizes up Grimes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nilsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Nilsen misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Grimes misses its target.
Grimes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsen misses with a two punch combination.
Brian Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes lands with a shot to the body.
Nilsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grimes lands a nice looking body shot.
Nilsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grimes trying to control from the bottom.
Grimes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grimes tries to get out of the position.
Grimes is staying active underneath Nilsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grimes defends it well.
Nilsen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grimes tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nilsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dennis Nilsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Dennis Nilsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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