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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McAllister (ranked 4966 p4p, 3948 weight class) and Aja Au Grimmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent MT
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James McAllister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aja Au Grimmus!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAllister closes the distance and clinches.
Grimmus misses with a knee strike.
Grimmus trying to land knees to the body.
Grimmus stalling the fight.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on McAllister - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAllister avoids it.
McAllister blocks an elbow strike from Grimmus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grimmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McAllister has Grimmus pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
McAllister displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grimmus up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAllister.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
McAllister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
McAllister leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grimmus trying to land knees to the body.
That's two 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.
Grimmus tries to break the clinch but McAllister is controlling the position.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
Grimmus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimmus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAllister up against the cage.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
McAllister takes an elbow to the temple.
McAllister looking to stall.
McAllister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
McAllister avoiding damage as Grimmus throws knees to the body.
McAllister has Grimmus pushed against the cage.
Grimmus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grimmus looking to throw knees to the head but McAllister is blocking nicely.
McAllister displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grimmus up against the cage.
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.
McAllister managing to block the knees to the body from Grimmus.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the head but McAllister blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on McAllister - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAllister avoids it.
McAllister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from McAllister.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aja Au Grimmus dominated that round.
That's time! McAllister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimmus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McAllister tries to clinch up.
McAllister moves into the clinch.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
Grimmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Grimmus to work.
McAllister has Grimmus pressed against the cage.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAllister is stalling here.
McAllister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimmus misses with some punches.
McAllister just leaning against Grimmus, taking a breather.
Aja Au Grimmus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McAllister as Grimmus tries to tie him up.
McAllister tries to stall but Grimmus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
Grimmus tries to land knees in the clinch but McAllister avoids the damage to the body.
McAllister's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
Grimmus is trying to break free.
Grimmus trying to land knees to the body.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
McAllister leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McAllister has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAllister avoids it.
Grimmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAllister.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grimmus as McAllister tries to tie him up.
Grimmus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
Grimmus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimmus tries a knee to the head but McAllister blocks it.
McAllister content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grimmus throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
Grimmus tries to land knees in the clinch but McAllister avoids the damage to the body.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAllister avoids it.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
Grimmus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grimmus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McAllister avoiding damage as Grimmus throws knees to the body.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimmus misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimmus just leaning against McAllister, taking a breather.
The referee calls for McAllister to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aja Au Grimmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimmus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAllister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grimmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McAllister moves into range and clinches up with Grimmus.
McAllister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimmus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McAllister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimmus is trying to stall.
Grimmus working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimmus taking a breather.
McAllister stalling.
Grimmus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grimmus misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister avoiding damage as Grimmus throws knees to the body.
Grimmus effectively controlling the action here.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
McAllister is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAllister avoids it.
Grimmus tries to break the clinch but McAllister is controlling the position.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the head but McAllister blocks with his arms.
Grimmus trying to land knees to the body.
McAllister holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
McAllister managing to block the knees to the body from Grimmus.
McAllister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAllister is trying to stall.
Grimmus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAllister is keeping busy.
McAllister avoiding damage as Grimmus throws knees to the body.
Grimmus tries a knee to the head but McAllister blocks it.
Grimmus stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister is pushing Grimmus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grimmus missing with knees to the body.
Grimmus tries to land a knee to the head but McAllister blocks with his arms.
McAllister blocks an uppercut.
Aja Au Grimmus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grimmus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAllister is defending well for now.
Grimmus being controlled against the cage.
McAllister just leaning against Grimmus, taking a breather.
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.
Grimmus swings wildly with an uppercut but McAllister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimmus misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aja Au Grimmus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grimmus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aja Au Grimmus!
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hype
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pop
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