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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Grimes (ranked 7399 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Dalisay (ranked 5960 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Dalisay has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Dalisay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalisay takes the fight into the clinch.
Dalisay has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grimes is trying to keep an underhook but Dalisay manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dalisay blocks the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes tries to kick Dalisay off but Dalisay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grimes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Grimes tries to roll over but Dalisay keeps him under control.
Grimes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Grimes landing rabbit punches to the side of Dalisay's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes wants to improve his position but Dalisay is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Grimes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dalisay's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dalisay's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Grimes gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Grimes gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Grimes apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Dalisay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes rushes Dalisay and presses him up against the cage.
Dalisay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grimes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Grimes.
Dalisay swings wildly with an uppercut but Grimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimes has Dalisay up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dalisay shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimes tries to sprawl out of it but Dalisay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalisay.
Leroy Grimes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Dalisay.
Dalisay looks winded!
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes motions for Dalisay to come forward. Grimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dalisay looking to score a takedown here. Grimes is defending well but Dalisay drives through and ends up in Grimes's guard.
Grimes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dalisay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grimes manages to break the clinch.
Grimes tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimes cracks a nice hook into Dalisay's ribs.
Dalisay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Dalisay avoids nicely.
Grimes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grimes showed some decent athleticism there.
Grimes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grimes drops an elbow to the side of Dalisay's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grimes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Grimes.
Grimes slips a nice elbow through Dalisay's hands, connecting with Dalisay's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dalisay has hold of Grimes's hands but Grimes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dalisay has hold of Grimes's hands but Grimes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimes stops Dalisay from getting back to his feet.
Dalisay wants to control but Grimes passes into side.
Dalisay on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Grimes dominated that round.
That's time! Grimes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimes lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dalisay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grimes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grimes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grimes tries to counter with a takedown but Dalisay is quick to defend against it.
Dalisay shoots in for a takedown but Grimes shows good takedown defense.
Grimes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalisay can do to turn this around?
Dalisay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grimes pinned against the cage. Grimes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leroy Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes clinches up against the cage.
Dalisay is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dalisay swivels and escapes.
Dalisay misses with a wild body shot.
Dalisay clinches up against the cage.
Dalisay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dalisay throws a sloppy head kick
and Grimes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dalisay!
Grimes lands a few punches from side control.
Dalisay takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Grimes landing strikes.
Grimes cracks Dalisay with a big elbow.
Dalisay should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Grimes scoring with punches from side control.
Leroy Grimes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes looks up at the clock and then as Dalisay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grimes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grimes scoring with punches and elbows.
Grimes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grimes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dalisay some visible discomfort.
Grimes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dalisay to see if he's OK.
Grimes scoring with punches and elbows.
Dalisay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grimes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grimes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grimes is chipping away with strikes.
Grimes 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.
Grimes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grimes scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Grimes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grimes landing a few strikes.
Grimes landing strikes.
Grimes lands an elbow.
Grimes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grimes working the head and body with strikes.
Grimes working the head and body with strikes.
Grimes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grimes looks up at the clock and then as Dalisay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grimes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grimes grinds an elbow into Dalisay's temple.
Dalisay struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes cracks Dalisay with a big elbow.
Grimes is chipping away with strikes.
Dalisay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Grimes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Grimes scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grimes scoring with punches and elbows.
Grimes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Grimes dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Grimes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Grimes.
Grimes lands with a punch from half guard.
Grimes lands strikes from half guard.
Grimes working the head and body with strikes.
Grimes winds up and cracks Dalisay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dalisay is rocked!
Grimes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dalisay is still in real trouble! Can Grimes finish him?
Ground and pound from Grimes.
Dalisay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dalisay seems to have recovered his senses.
Dalisay taking some punishment here, with Grimes in his half guard.
Grimes lands strikes from half guard.
Grimes working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grimes connects with a nice short shot to Dalisay's temple.
Grimes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dalisay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grimes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grimes working over Dalisay with some ground and pound. Dalisay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay has hold of Grimes's hands but Grimes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimes lands strikes from half guard.
Grimes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grimes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grimes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grimes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dalisay is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes with good strikes from the mount here!
Grimes with the ground and pound from mount.
Grimes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalisay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grimes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grimes dominating with strikes here.
Grimes raining down shots from the mount!
Grimes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dalisay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dalisay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grimes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dalisay hang on?
Grimes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grimes working Dalisay over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes prevents Dalisay from getting the reversal.
Dalisay keeps trying to improve his position.
Grimes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dalisay looks a forlorn figure.
Dalisay is trying to escape the mount.
Grimes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grimes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grimes with the ground and pound from mount.
Ricardo Dalisay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leroy Grimes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grimes is landing with some decent strikes but Dalisay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Grimes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Grimes!
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energy
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hype
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