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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Velasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Grimes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Velasco!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velasco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes walks into a straight right hand from Velasco.
Velasco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Velasco slows down the pace here.
Velasco throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimes misses with the head strike.
Grimes blocks an elbow strike.
Velasco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velasco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimes trying to stall but Velasco improves his position.
Velasco lands an elbow that stopped Grimes in his tracks for a moment.
Velasco misses with a punch on the inside.
Velasco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes blocks an elbow strike from Velasco.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Velasco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Velasco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velasco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velasco.
Grimes blocks an elbow strike from Velasco.
Grimes tries to stall but Velasco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Grimes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Velasco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velasco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch but Velasco keeps him there for the moment.
Grimes is looking to control Velasco's arms but Velasco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grimes has his back to the cage.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Velasco won't allow it.
Grimes takes an elbow to the temple.
Velasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grimes takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rick Grimes has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasco has a couple of punches blocked by Grimes.
Velasco trying to stall but Grimes improves his position.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grimes is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Velasco.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velasco.
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!
Grimes avoids the elbow strike from Velasco, against the cage.
Velasco pushes off an throws an elbow but Grimes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Velasco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velasco.
Grimes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Velasco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velasco stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes effectively controlling the action here.
Grimes tries to stall but Velasco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimes is trying to push Velasco away but Velasco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velasco is trying to maintain a safe position but Grimes gets an underhook and turns Velasco into the cage.
Velasco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Velasco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Velasco misses with an elbow strike.
Velasco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Grimes to work.
Velasco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grimes's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasco lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Velasco scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasco.
With the fighters up against the cage, Velasco throws an elbow but misses.
Velasco throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grimes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Velasco lands an elbow that stopped Grimes in his tracks for a moment.
Velasco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Velasco lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimes is pushing Velasco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasco wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Velasco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Grimes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grimes takes one to the chin there.
Velasco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Velasco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Velasco closes the distance and clinches.
Velasco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velasco as Grimes tries to tie him up.
Velasco lands a nice uppercut.
Grimes is rocked!
Velasco lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velasco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimes is trying to maintain a safe position but Velasco gets an underhook and turns Grimes into the cage.
Grimes avoids a wild elbow strike from Velasco.
Grimes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is trying to stall.
Grimes dodges an elbow strike from Velasco.
Grimes avoids a wild elbow strike from Velasco.
Grimes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Velasco lands a damaging elbow.
Grimes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grimes blocks the elbow strike.
Velasco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimes is keeping busy.
Velasco throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimes.
A bit of stalling here from Grimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasco lands a damaging elbow.
Grimes manages to break the clinch.
Velasco moves in looking to clinch but Grimes pushes him off.
Velasco is looking to clinch but Grimes is avoiding it.
Grimes throws an off balance right hand
and Velasco counters by moving into the clinch.
Velasco wants to stall.
Grimes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Velasco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velasco trying to land knees to the body.
Velasco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velasco throws an elbow but it misses.
Velasco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasco looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grimes scores with a shot to the side of Velasco's head.
Velasco misses with some punches.
Velasco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velasco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Velasco tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimes avoids the damage to the body.
Velasco lands an elbow that stopped Grimes in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Velasco.
Velasco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Velasco.
Velasco tries to work over Grimes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grimes dodges an elbow strike from Velasco.
Velasco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasco throws an elbow that misses.
Velasco lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes takes an elbow to the temple.
Grimes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velasco lands an elbow inside that Grimes shrugs off.
Grimes is looking to break free of the clinch but Velasco has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grimes as Velasco tries to tie him up.
Grimes dodges an elbow strike from Velasco.
Velasco taking a breather.
Velasco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velasco stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimes misses with some punches.
Grimes takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Velasco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Grimes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Velasco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velasco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velasco tries to clinch up.
Velasco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grimes lands a high kick!
Velasco avoids the head kick by Grimes.
Velasco wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
Velasco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Velasco has him pressed against the cage.
Velasco lands a damaging elbow.
Velasco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Velasco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimes scores with a shot to the side of Velasco's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes takes an elbow to the temple.
Velasco throws a big uppercut that drops Grimes! More strikes from Velasco and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Grimes lies dazed against the cage as Velasco celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Velasco!
Johan Velasco decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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