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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pedrosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes to the cage accompanied by "Cyanide" by Metallica. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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202 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pedrosian!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedrosian closes the distance and pushes Grimes back into the cage.
Grimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrosian.
Grimes tries a body shot but Pedrosian blocks it.
Pedrosian breaks the clinch.
Pedrosian tries to clinch but Grimes is having none of it.
Pedrosian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pedrosian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedrosian moves in looking to clinch but Grimes pushes him off.
Pedrosian tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Pedrosian has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Grimes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grimes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pedrosian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimes keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedrosian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Grimes's head coaches at LOD: Contenders that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pedrosian tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedrosian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes scores with a jab to the body.
Pedrosian closes the distance and pushes Grimes back into the cage.
Pedrosian lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedrosian throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimes.
Pedrosian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosian stalling in the clinch.
Pedrosian landing knees to the body.
Pedrosian looking to slow down the pace here.
Pedrosian missing with knees to the body.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes stalling in the clinch but Pedrosian improves position.
Grimes has Pedrosian pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pedrosian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedrosian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedrosian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pedrosian crunches a lovely knee into Grimes's ribcage.
Grimes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrosian or not.
Pedrosian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Pedrosian has Grimes pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedrosian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedrosian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedrosian throws a right and a left that Grimes avoids nicely.
Grimes keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedrosian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes gets tackled into the cage by Pedrosian. Pedrosian maintains the clinch.
Pedrosian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pedrosian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grimes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedrosian lands a shoulder strike.
Pedrosian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimes avoiding damage.
Pedrosian lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes can't find room to land a body shot as Pedrosian controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimes.
Pedrosian breaks from the clinch.
Pedrosian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimes gets tackled into the cage by Pedrosian. Pedrosian maintains the clinch.
Pedrosian looking to throw knees to the head but Grimes is blocking nicely.
Pedrosian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pedrosian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pedrosian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedrosian clinches.
Grimes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pedrosian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedrosian working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Grimes.
Pedrosian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedrosian working aggressively here.
Pedrosian crunches a lovely knee into Grimes's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosian misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedrosian misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pedrosian missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grimes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grimes taking a breather.
Pedrosian misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedrosian's elbow.
Grimes lands with a light punch inside.
Grimes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grimes cracks Pedrosian with a nice body shot.
Pedrosian looking to throw knees to the head but Grimes is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Pedrosian.
Grimes lands a body punch.
Grimes tries to stall but Pedrosian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pedrosian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pedrosian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grimes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimes cracks Pedrosian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pedrosian is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedrosian.
Pedrosian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grimes is stalling here.
Pedrosian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedrosian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Grimes keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimes catches Pedrosian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Grimes finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedrosian instigates a clinch.
Pedrosian misses with some punches.
Grimes letting Pedrosian take a breather here.
Grimes slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosian avoiding damage.
Pedrosian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes lands with a light punch inside.
Grimes working aggressively here.
Pedrosian misses with the head strike.
Pedrosian wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pedrosian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pedrosian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pedrosian prevents a body shot from Grimes.
Pedrosian throws a head punch that misses.
Grimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedrosian.
A short uppercut from Grimes.
Pedrosian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes's elbow.
Grimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedrosian tries to stall but Grimes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pedrosian trying to stall but Grimes improves his position.
Pedrosian working aggressively here.
Pedrosian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pedrosian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grimes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pedrosian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pedrosian backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes lands with a right to the head.
Pedrosian tries to stall but Grimes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tim Pedrosian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimes.
Pedrosian throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimes.
Pedrosian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedrosian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pedrosian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimes lands a shoulder strike.
Grimes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pedrosian is keeping busy.
Grimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrosian backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Pedrosian.
Pedrosian tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.
Pedrosian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimes is keeping busy.
Grimes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pedrosian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedrosian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pedrosian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grimes blocks it with crossed arms.
Pedrosian is breathing heavily.
Grimes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grimes seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes blocks an uppercut.
Grimes stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimes.
Pedrosian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grimes managing to block the knees to the body from Pedrosian.
Pedrosian looking to stall.
Grimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrosian backwards.
Grimes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pedrosian is keeping busy.
Pedrosian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Grimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrosian.
Grimes lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes lands with a light punch inside.
Pedrosian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Grimes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Grimes'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. This is the final round!
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedrosian.
Pedrosian has managed to clinch.
Grimes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedrosian working aggressively here.
Pedrosian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pedrosian stalling in the clinch but Grimes improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pedrosian seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Grimes blocks a body shot from Pedrosian.
Pedrosian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedrosian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedrosian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grimes's face.
Grimes gets through Pedrosian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grimes.
Pedrosian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pedrosian wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimes.
Grimes is working Pedrosian over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grimes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pedrosian up against the cage.
Pedrosian misses with the head strike.
Pedrosian stalling in the clinch but Grimes improves position.
Pedrosian stalling in the clinch.
Pedrosian manages to break the clinch.
Grimes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimes dips to his left and cracks Pedrosian with an uppercut!
Pedrosian moves in looking to clinch but Grimes pushes him off.
Pedrosian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Grimes coming out on top.
Grimes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pedrosian is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pedrosian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pedrosian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pedrosian is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimes finish him?
Tim Pedrosian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedrosian walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Grimes! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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