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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 113 p4p, 20 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 605 p4p, 76 weight class). Aokison comes to the cage accompanied by Caroline. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aokison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimes's calf.
Aokison jabs at Grimes's body.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimes scores with a nice head shot.
Aokison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Grimes throws the left hand but Aokison avoids the punch easily.
Grimes thuds a left hand into Aokison's body.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
Grimes throws the left hand but Aokison avoids the punch easily.
Aokison misses with a looping left.
Grimes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimes swings for the body but Aokison moves out of range.
Aokison seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aokison clobbers Grimes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grimes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Nice defenses there by Aokison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes scores with the left hand. Aokison knows he should have avoided that one.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Aokison.
Grimes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aokison is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Aokison slips a jab from Grimes.
Grimes 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.
Grimes connects with a body shot that sends Aokison's belly button to the back.
Grimes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aokison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Aokison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aokison moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Grimes does it's job there.
Aokison tries to land a leg kick but Grimes saw it coming and moves away.
Aokison scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimes takes a swing at Aokison's ribcage but misses.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Aokison misses.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Aokison is out of range.
Aokison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Grimes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aokison throws a shot from downtown. Grimes moves away and avoids it.
Aokison motions for Grimes to come forward. Aokison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes misses with a lunging right hand
and Aokison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aokison postures up in Grimes's guard and throws a big left but Grimes blocks it.
Grimes wants to stand but Aokison is controlling the position.
Aokison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aokison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aokison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aokison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison throws a strike but Grimes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aokison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grimes tries to get to full guard but Aokison has control of the leg.
Aokison lands with a punch from half guard.
Grimes is refusing to be controlled, as Aokison sits in half guard.
Aokison not doing much here.
Grimes tries to get to full guard but Aokison has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison lands with a punch from half guard.
Grimes wants to get back to full guard.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aokison prevents Grimes from improving his position.
Aokison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grimes has hold of Aokison's hands but Aokison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aokison is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that round.
That's time! Aokison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aokison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aokison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Grimes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aokison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
Grimes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimes lands with an overhand left.
Aokison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Grimes throws a shot from downtown. Aokison moves away and avoids it.
Aokison connects with a jab.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Aokison uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
A little jabbing left from Grimes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grimes scores with a punch to the head.
Aokison misses with a hook.
Aokison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grimes but Grimes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokison manages to avoid it.
Aokison lands a jab to the head.
Grimes sizes up Aokison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aokison is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Despite the aggression on Grimes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aokison blocks a jab.
Aokison is looking for a counter combo.
Grimes swings for the body but Aokison moves out of range.
Brian Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aokison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes misses with a hook.
Aokison throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimes slips a straight right by Aokison.
Aokison misses with a wild body shot.
Aokison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grimes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimes. Grimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimes misses with a looping right.
Aokison lands a glancing blow to the side of Grimes's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokison looks to land a right hand but Grimes moved out of range.
Grimes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aokison.
Aokison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aokison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Grimes. Those never looked like landing.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
Aokison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grimes lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimes connects with a right hand. Aokison shakes it off.
Aokison throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Aokison thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison misses with a double jab.
Grimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aokison misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Grimes lands.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aokison ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aokison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aokison dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Aokison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aokison is able to avoid easily.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
Aokison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grimes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aokison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison moves out of range of the strikes.
Aokison dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Grimes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grimes stalls.
Grimes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grimes controlling the action here for a moment.
Aokison is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Grimes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aokison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grimes slips a straight right by Aokison.
Aokison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes digs a good hook to Aokison's body.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
Aokison has managed to clinch.
Aokison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grimes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aokison pulls guard.
Grimes preventing the sweep.
Aokison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grimes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grimes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes gets to his feet - Aokison follows without any prompting.
Grimes swings widly with a right hand
and Aokison counters with a thumping low kick.
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grimes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aokison cracks Grimes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aokison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Aokison misses its intended target.
Grimes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aokison throws a leg kick that misses.
Aokison throws a low kick, looking for Grimes's leg but Grimes calmly moves out of range.
Aokison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aokison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Grimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aokison.
Aokison takes one to the side of the head.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokison scores with a jab.
Grimes misses with a combination
and Aokison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aokison is looking to slow Grimes down with leg kicks.
Aokison throws a lazy body kick
and Grimes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brian Grimes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grimes scores with the left hand. Aokison knows he should have avoided that one.
Aokison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aokison gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Aokison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes holding on.
Grimes defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Aokison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aokison working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Aokison crashes against the mat.
Aokison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grimes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Aokison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aokison scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aokison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aokison wants to control but Grimes is keeping him busy.
Aokison tries to move to mount but Grimes blocks the move with his legs.
Grimes is not content to let Aokison control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Aokison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aokison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Aokison!
Ryu Aokison made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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hype
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