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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pubert Grimesly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pubert Grimesly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Taylor.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Grimesly 's eye.
Taylor just leaning against Grimesly, taking a breather.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor scores with a head kick. Grimesly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grimesly is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimesly tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
James Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Grimesly against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Grimesly in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor has Grimesly pressed against the cage.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Grimesly tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimesly doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimesly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimesly tries to clinch up.
Grimesly tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Grimesly wants to clinch.
Taylor clinches up with Grimesly and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor darts in and clinches Grimesly up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Grimesly is looking to clinch.
Grimesly gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor forces Grimesly back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Grimesly in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimesly connects with a looping right hand.
James Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Grimesly moves out of range easily.
Grimesly wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimesly tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimesly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimesly connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Grimesly tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grimesly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Grimesly in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimesly instigates a clinch.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch but Grimesly slips to the side
and Grimesly moves into the clinch.
Taylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimesly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Grimesly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Grimesly circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Grimesly prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Grimesly goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grimesly clinches up against the cage.
Taylor wants to break free but Grimesly has control.
Grimesly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grimesly jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grimesly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Grimesly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grimesly controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Grimesly trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Taylor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Grimesly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimesly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor drives through and clinches with Grimesly against the cage.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimesly, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Grimesly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimesly.
Grimesly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor lands an elbow inside.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Grimesly in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Grimesly keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Grimesly keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Grimesly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grimesly is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
James Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pubert Grimesly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Grimesly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grimesly off to one side.
Grimesly clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Grimesly keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Grimesly is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimesly.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimesly moves into the clinch successfully.
Grimesly tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taylor throws an elbow but misses.
Grimesly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taylor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Grimesly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Grimesly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Grimesly has the dominant position.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Grimesly has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Grimesly won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Grimesly keeps him there for the moment.
James Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grimesly is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grimesly has his back to the cage.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor pushes Grimesly up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimesly stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
Grimesly blocks the elbow strike.
Taylor tries to circle away but Grimesly has him pinned against the cage.
Grimesly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor looking to stall.
Grimesly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grimesly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grimesly trying to control the position here.
Grimesly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grimesly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimesly is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grimesly on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grimesly is taking a breather. Taylor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pubert Grimesly.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Grimesly moves out of range easily.
Grimesly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Grimesly keeps it at a distance.
Grimesly tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grimesly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimesly tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Grimesly fails with an attempt to clinch.
James Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimesly tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Grimesly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimesly connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pubert Grimesly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimesly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Grimesly in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Grimesly's takedown attempt.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimesly shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Grimesly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Grimesly takes an elbow to the temple.
Grimesly has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Grimesly jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimesly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Grimesly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimesly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimesly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimesly.
A head kick from Taylor lands but Grimesly takes it in his stride.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Grimesly pushes him off.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Grimesly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimesly. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimesly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grimesly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Grimesly turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Taylor striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimesly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grimesly trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Grimesly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grimesly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor is not content to let Grimesly control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimesly moves into full mount!
Grimesly blocks Taylor's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Grimesly working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is in no mood to give up.
Grimesly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Grimesly moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimesly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor has Grimesly pressed against the cage, preventing Grimesly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grimesly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pubert Grimesly.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor clinches up with Grimesly and pushes him back against the cage.
Grimesly blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Grimesly is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grimesly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Grimesly circles away and keeps his distance.
Grimesly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grimesly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pubert Grimesly.
I think Grimesly 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pubert Grimesly!
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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
63% |
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