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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grimes counters with a left and a right that stings Dirt.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirt.
Dirt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dirt misses with a hook. Grimes ducked under it nicely.
Dirt misses with a takedown
and Grimes counters with a nice body shot.
Grimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dirt gets a double leg takedown into Grimes 's guard.
Grimes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grimes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grimes punching from mount but Dirt doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimes cracks Dirt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grimes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes wants to control the pace but Dirt is squirming around nicely.
Grimes looking to finish Dirt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dirt!
Grimes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dirt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grimes looking to finish with strikes here!
Dirt suckers Grimes into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Dirt is now in Grimes 's guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirt is one step ahead there.
Grimes is trying to control the position but Dirt postures up.
Grimes is looking for a triangle but Dirt pushes his legs off easily.
Dirt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimes is keeping the position for now.
Dirt drops back looking for a leg! Grimes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grimes manages to kick Dirt off! Dirt jumps back into Grimes 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grimes is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dirt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grimes .
Grimes throws a strike but Dirt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grimes looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimes , not yet.
Dirt wants to pass the guard but Grimes is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirt slips nicely into half guard.
Dirt seems to be working for a kimura but Grimes defends the submission attempt.
Dirt is breathing heavily.
Grimes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dirt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dirt's back!
Dirt defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Grimes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dirt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirt defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Grimes 's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Grimes as Dirt shoots in.
Grimes staying out of range there.
Grimes slaps away a takedown attempt from Dirt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Dirt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimes tries for a takedown but Dirt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dirt gets caught flat footed, as Grimes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grimes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grimes stands and throws Dirt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grimes swings around for an armbar but Dirt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grimes 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirt stops Grimes from standing up.
Grimes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dirt throwing strikes from guard but Grimes blocks nicely.
Grimes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirt defends well.
Dirt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dirt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grimes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimes actively working from the bottom here.
Dirt is working for a kimura but Grimes is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirt is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Grimes as he works his way to full guard.
Rick Grimes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grimes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dirt's guard.
Grimes wanted to stand there but Dirt had control of the position.
Grimes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dirt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dirt has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grimes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirt defends well.
Dirt tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimes is retaining full guard.
Dirt stopping the sweep attempt from Grimes .
Grimes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dirt is controlling him.
Dirt looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Dirt from controlling successfully.
Grimes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grimes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dirt's guard.
Grimes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimes postures up in Dirt's guard and throws a big left but Dirt blocks it.
Dirt has a closed guard, preventing Grimes from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dirt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grimes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dirt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dirt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Dirt avoids nicely.
Grimes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirt throws out the jab.
Grimes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dirt throws a lazy right hand but Grimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grimes circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Dirt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirt shoots in for a takedown but Grimes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Dirt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dirt with a poor takedown
and Grimes counters with a three punch combo that has Dirt backing up. Dirt nods at Grimes to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
A combination from Grimes does no damage.
Joe Dirt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dirt circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dirt is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Grimes or perhaps it was just good defense by Dirt which made him look bad.
Dirt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grimes is fending him off so far but Dirt persists. Nope, Grimes circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dirt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grimes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grimes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dirt looks calm but he's in trouble here. Grimes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dirt is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Grimes lets go of the hold and Dirt can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rick Grimes !
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