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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Grime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Grime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grime misses with a head kick.
Grime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grime throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Grime.
Grime misses with a head kick.
Grime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Grime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grime fails with the takedown.
Grime throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grime throws a head kick that misses.
Grime forces Stein back against the cage and clinches.
Stein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grime just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grime misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime throws a body kick that misses.
Stein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grime sprawls well. Grime wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stein gets slowly back to his feet.
Grime tries for a takedown but Stein circles away easily
and Stein counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grime!
Stein wants to control the pace but Grime is squirming around nicely.
Grime is in a horrible position here. Stein smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Stein.
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!
Grime is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stein controlling from the full mount.
Stein looking to ground and pound but Grime is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein prevents Grime from getting the reversal.
Stein throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stein controlling from the full mount.
Grime is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stein cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Grime that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grime is looking to get to half guard.
Grime wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stein trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stein throws some wild stikes that Grime manages to avoid easily.
Stein landing strikes from the mount and Grime is in trouble!
Stein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Stein there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grime regains half guard.
Grime looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein thows a huge punch but Grime dodges it nicely.
Stein throwing shots but Grime is blocking nicely.
Grime controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stein 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.
Stein working the head and body with strikes.
Stein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stein is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grime defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Stein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grime gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grime won't be happy with that.
Grime is not content to let Stein control the position.
Grime tries to improve position but can't.
Stein trying to control the action but Grime is working from the bottom.
Grime can't do much from the bottom here.
Stein controls the position.
Grime gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein lands with a punch from half guard.
Stein stops Grime from getting back to his feet.
Grime is not content to let Stein control the position.
Grime blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stein.
Grime trying to control from the bottom.
Grime is defending against the submission attempts here by Stein.
Stein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grime trying to hold on to Stein's head to control him but Stein postures up.
Stein wants to take a breather but Grime is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grime with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stein counters with a shoot takedown. Grime fights it but they end up in guard.
Stein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stein wants to control from the top but Grime keeps moving.
Stein advances position into side control!
Stein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grime knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stein is breathing heavily.
Grime struggling a bit here.
Grime is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein landing a few strikes.
Grime is looking to reverse the position.
Stein prevents Grime from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here as Stein stalls from top position.
Stein throws an elbow but Grime slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grime is avoiding damage well.
Grime has one of Stein's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grime managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stein.
Stein in side control, throwing shots but Grime defends.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grime lands a head kick. Stein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grime plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grime throws a head kick that misses.
Big Grime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grime throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Stein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grime pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick from Grime lands but Stein takes it in his stride.
Stein shoots and misses
so Grime counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stein has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
John Stein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grime not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grime throws a leg kick which misses Stein's front leg but catches the back leg as Stein tries to avoid it.
Stein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grime misses with a head kick.
Grime throws a head kick that misses.
Grime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Stein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grime misses with a kick to the body.
Big Grime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grime lands a head kick. Stein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grime throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stein.
Grime throws a chopping leg kick but Stein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grime.
Grime throws a sloppy head kick and Stein moves out of range easily.
Stein closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Stein has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Big Grime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime controls the position for a moment.
Stein prevents Grime from escaping the position.
Stein moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stein trying to control the action but Grime is working from the bottom.
Stein taking a breather here.
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.
Stein wants to control but Grime is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Grime's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grime stops Stein from passing to mount.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Grime is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grime is being controlled here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Stein just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Grime showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stein has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Stein!
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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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