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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Howard (ranked 5977 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Grimm (ranked 5403 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Grimm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dewayne Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimm has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Howard manages to pull guard.
Grimm wanted to stand there but Howard had control of the position.
Howard managing to control the position.
Grimm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Howard did well to prevent Grimm getting side control.
Howard preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard trying to hold on to Grimm's head to control him but Grimm postures up.
Grimm wants to control but Howard is keeping him busy.
Grimm wants to free his trapped foot but Howard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grimm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Howard keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Howard looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Grimm has control of the leg.
Howard wants to control but Grimm is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grimm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Howard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grimm trying to control the action but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard prevents Grimm from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard struggling a bit here.
Howard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Grimm trying to mount his opponent but Howard defends it.
Grimm is thwarting Howard's attempts to control the position.
Howard keeping control of the position.
Grimm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grimm throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Grimm is stalling here. Howard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Grimm seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Howard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Howard cracks Grimm with a big elbow.
Grimm is letting Howard control him for a moment.
Howard stands up and beckons Grimm to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimm decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Grimm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Howard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimm drives through with a takedown into Howard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Charlie Grimm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grimm trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Grimm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Howard's guard.
Grimm postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grimm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grimm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Howard has a closed guard, preventing Grimm from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grimm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Howard's guard.
Howard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grimm postures up in Howard's guard and throws a big left but Howard blocks it.
Grimm being controlled here momentarily.
Grimm wants to stand but Howard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grimm looking to sit in guard and control but Howard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Howard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grimm trying to keep a closed guard but Howard is proving a slippery customer.
Howard won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Howard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Howard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grimm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howard pushes Grimm off and gets back to his feet.
Grimm gets caught flat footed, as Howard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Howard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dewayne Howard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Howard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grimm's guard.
Howard tries to stand but Grimm is controlling from the bottom.
Howard stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Grimm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howard controls the pace.
Grimm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard wants to stand but Grimm has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Howard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grimm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Howard is struggling to control the position.
Howard tries to pull guard but Grimm won't allow it.
Howard is trying to pull guard but Grimm turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Howard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Howard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Howard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grimm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is controlling Grimm's posture.
Grimm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grimm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grimm trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard has his foot on Grimm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grimm works his way back into a safe position though.
Howard being controlled here, momentarily.
Grimm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard has his hands on Grimm's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grimm throws the kick towards the body but Howard avoids it.
Grimm lands a left and a right that send Howard crashing to the mat, dazed. Grimm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Howard is rocked!
It looks like Dewayne Howard has been cut.
OH! Howard has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Grimm smells blood and charges in for the finish! Grimm unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Howard sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie 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
RATING
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