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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Budimon (ranked 1521 p4p, 177 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 1436 p4p, 170 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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184 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budimon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Budimon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budimon clobbers Grimes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Budimon throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Budimon.
Budimon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budimon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Budimon connects with a looping right hand.
Budimon throws a looping overhand right but Grimes ducks down to avoid it.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Budimon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Budimon. Grimes shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Budimon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bronko´s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Budimon throws a head kick that Grimes semi-blocks.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
A left lands for Budimon.
Budimon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Budimon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Budimon counters with a thumping low kick.
Budimon avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Budimon digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
Budimon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimes. That did some damage!
Budimon misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Budimon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab from Budimon.
Simon Budimon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budimon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grimes's hands.
Budimon lunges at Grimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grimes's hand.
Budimon swings widly with a right hand
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Simon Budimon has been cut.
Grimes blocks a jab.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Grimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Grimes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budimon lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Budimon misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimes.
A jab from Budimon does it's job there.
Grimes walks into a jab.
Budimon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budimon.
Budimon throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Grimes misses.
Budimon throws a hook to the side of Grimes's head but Grimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budimon throws a hook but Grimes avoids it easily.
Grimes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Budimon scores with a head kick. Grimes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Budimon.
Budimon throws a leg kick which misses Grimes's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimes tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budimon misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Budimon looks to land a left hand but Grimes moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimes! But no joy.
Budimon swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes unleashes a big counter combination but Budimon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grimes throws a leg kick which misses Budimon's front leg but catches the back leg as Budimon tries to avoid it.
Grimes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Budimon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Budimon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budimon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Budimon lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Budimon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot lands for Budimon.
Grimes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Budimon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Budimon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Budimon digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
Grimes blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimes. That snapped Budimon's head back.
Grimes throws a wild body kick that Budimon sees coming a mile off.
Budimon is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes lands a left and a right that send Budimon crashing to the mat, dazed. Grimes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Budimon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budimon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Budimon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budimon.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Budimon moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Budimon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budimon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Budimon is looking to slow Grimes down with leg kicks.
Budimon swings widly with a right hand
and Grimes counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Budimon falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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