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RISE 111 Jones v Bizihwaelle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Reaves (ranked 2492 p4p, 91 weight class) and Sam Bellafontane (ranked 1400 p4p, 57 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Reaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Bellafontane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaves goes for a double leg but Bellafontane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bellafontane continues to drive forward.
Bellafontane feints the counter takedown.
Bellafontane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reaves pinned against the cage. Reaves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bellafontane shoots and misses
and Reaves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellafontane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reaves's guard.
Bellafontane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reaves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bellafontane on the ground.
Bellafontane throwing strikes from guard but Reaves blocks nicely.
Bellafontane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bellafontane is looking to work some ground and pound but Reaves has wrist control.
Reaves is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaves looking for a sweep. Not yet Reaves, not yet.
Reaves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellafontane.
Bellafontane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reaves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reaves tries to get out of the position.
Bellafontane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellafontane postures up in Reaves's guard and throws a big left but Reaves blocks it.
Reaves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reaves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reaves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bellafontane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reaves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reaves wants to sweep here but Bellafontane controlling him for the moment.
Reaves is trying to keep Bellafontane in close.
Bellafontane throws a big elbow that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bellafontane working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bellafontane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
It looks like Brian Reaves has been cut.
Bellafontane landing with the ground and pound.
Bellafontane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bellafontane postures up in Reaves's guard and throws a big left but Reaves blocks it.
Bellafontane with a nice head shot there.
Brian Reaves's cut is getting worse.
Bellafontane throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellafontane stands up over Reaves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reaves is rocked!
Brian Reaves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Reaves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Bellafontane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor OShea (ranked 2412 p4p, 306 weight class) and William Scout (ranked 3849 p4p, 424 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 Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Scout!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scout circles away.
Scout stuffs the takedown attempt from OShea. OShea gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from OShea does no damage.
OShea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - OShea lands in his opponent's guard.
Scout manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. OShea manages to get himself to full guard.
Scout wants to control from the top but OShea keeps moving.
Scout prevents OShea from getting back to his feet.
OShea will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShea keeping full guard, as Scout tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OShea is looking to stand up but Scout isn't so interested in that idea.
OShea keeping moving, preventing Scout from controlling successfully.
OShea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scout stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OShea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scout pushing down on OShea's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scout throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scout stops OShea from getting back to his feet.
Scout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OShea defending well though.
Scout stalling away here and it's allowed OShea to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
My spies in Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) inform me that Scout has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Scout has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OShea has Scout pulled in close to control his posture.
OShea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scout in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scout smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
OShea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
OShea is trying to control the action in half guard but Scout is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scout is trying to get back to full guard.
Scout trying to hold on to OShea's head to control him but OShea postures up.
OShea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scout keeps working.
OShea is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scout sees it coming and defends easily.
OShea is trying to work for a kimura but Scout is defending well.
OShea really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scout looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
OShea is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scout is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scout is trying to control but can't.
OShea looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Scout is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conor OShea will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
OShea tests Scout's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from OShea.
It looks like William Scout has been cut.
OShea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
OShea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OShea.
OShea lands a big head kick that sends Scout tumbling to the mat! OShea takes a step backwards and waves Scout back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scout is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OShea shoots in and drives through. Scout sprawls well.
Scout is still on wobbly legs! Can OShea finish him?
OShea lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Scout head around and knocks him out cold! OShea hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor OShea!
In his post fight interview, Conor OShea started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Boulder (ranked 3317 p4p, 383 weight class) and Lazar Markov (ranked 4381 p4p, 467 weight class). Boulder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazar Markov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov gets a double leg takedown into Boulder's guard.
Boulder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Boulder has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Markov manages to get his head free but now Boulder has transitioned to an armbar! Markov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Boulder! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Boulder!
Boris Boulder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1346 p4p, 163 weight class) and Ferenc Puskas (ranked 2314 p4p, 249 weight class). Puskas has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ferenc Puskas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie gets a double leg takedown into Puskas's guard.
Puskas is trying to control the position but Brownie postures up.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puskas 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.
Brownie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Puskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie landing with the ground and pound.
Puskas working for a triangle but Brownie defends it easily.
Brownie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control but Puskas is working from the bottom.
Brownie postures up in Puskas's guard and throws a big left but Puskas blocks it.
Brownie chips away with some ground and pound.
Puskas trying to keep a closed guard but Brownie is proving a slippery customer.
Puskas keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Puskas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brownie is one step ahead there.
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.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Puskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brownie lands a couple of digs.
Brownie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puskas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brownie slips nicely into half guard.
Puskas is staying active underneath Brownie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brownie is working away from the top position though.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brownie drops an elbow to the side of Puskas's head.
Brownie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie trying to control from Puskas's half guard. Puskas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brownie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puskas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brownie's guard.
Puskas tries to stand but Brownie is controlling from the bottom.
Brownie wants to sweep but no luck.
Brownie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Puskas manages to get himself to full guard.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Puskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puskas looking to control.
Brownie with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brownie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brownie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puskas can do to turn this around?
Puskas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brownie counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ferenc Puskas has been cut.
Puskas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferenc Puskas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brownie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puskas's waist but Puskas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brownie off to one side.
Puskas has Brownie up against the cage in a clinch.
Brownie has clasped his hands together around Puskas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Puskas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brownie trying to control the action but Puskas is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie working the strikes but Puskas uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Puskas is staying active underneath Brownie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Puskas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brownie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puskas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Puskas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puskas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brownie's guard.
Brownie keeping moving, preventing Puskas from controlling successfully.
Brownie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Puskas trying to control but Brownie is working from the bottom.
Brownie 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Puskas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brownie has control of Puskas's left arm, preventing Puskas from doing any damage.
Puskas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Puskas in side control, throwing shots but Brownie defends.
Puskas trying to control the action but Brownie is working from the bottom.
Brownie wants to control but Puskas postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puskas tries to stand but Brownie is controlling his head.
Puskas tries to advance to mount but Brownie denies him.
Brownie tries to buck Puskas off but Puskas is having none of it.
Puskas stands up and beckons Brownie to his feet.
Puskas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Puskas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brownie misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puskas darts in trying to clinch
and Puskas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puskas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brownie swats away the attempt to clinch by Puskas.
Brownie swats away the attempt to clinch by Puskas.
Puskas tries to clinch but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie keeps the fight on the outside.
Brownie tries to counter with a takedown but Puskas is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puskas lands a jab.
Puskas darts in looking for a takedown but Brownie gets double underhooks and turns Puskas into the cage.
Brownie scores with a takedown into Puskas's guard.
We've been hearing that Brownie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brownie stopping the sweep attempt from Puskas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ferenc Puskas'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Puskas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brownie sprawls well initially but Puskas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shaun Brownie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brownie trying to control from the bottom.
Brownie tries to get to full guard but Puskas has control of the leg.
Puskas working Brownie over with strikes.
Brownie is staying active underneath Puskas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brownie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Puskas trying to control the position from guard on top but Brownie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brownie pulls Puskas in close to prevent any damage.
Puskas is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puskas advances to half guard.
Brownie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Puskas wants to pass the guard but Brownie is defending well.
Brownie controlling the position well.
Brownie trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Puskas manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie wants to hold on but Puskas pushes him away.
Puskas is landing with some decent strikes but Brownie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Puskas! Brownie is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ferenc Puskas!
Ferenc Puskas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Williams (ranked 858 p4p, 112 weight class) and Conor OMalley (ranked 2236 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrell Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tyrell Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OMalley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as OMalley sits in half guard.
OMalley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
OMalley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
OMalley wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley moves into full mount! Williams won't be happy about that!
OMalley wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley controlling from the full mount.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OMalley on the ground.
OMalley looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
OMalley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Williams turns into him and now he's in OMalley's guard.
Williams is fighting to break OMalley's control of his arms but OMalley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
OMalley wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
OMalley is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
OMalley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
OMalley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
OMalley keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
OMalley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
OMalley pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
OMalley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor OMalley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and OMalley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OMalley is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conor OMalley has got the better of the ground game so far.
OMalley seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
OMalley is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OMalley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OMalley.
OMalley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OMalley.
OMalley trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
OMalley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
OMalley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two 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.
OMalley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
OMalley is working for a guillotine from mount but Williams frees his head quite easily.
OMalley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OMalley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Williams is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Williams and OMalley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
OMalley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
OMalley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
OMalley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
OMalley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams leaves OMalley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
OMalley tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and OMalley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Conor OMalley has been cut.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OMalley.
Tyrell Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor OMalley.
OMalley looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
OMalley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OMalley is rocked!
OMalley shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed OMalley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor OMalley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor OMalley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams sizes up OMalley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and OMalley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by OMalley.
OMalley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OMalley wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OMalley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OMalley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
OMalley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OMalley holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but OMalley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrell Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
OMalley is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
OMalley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OMalley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
OMalley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OMalley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OMalley working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing OMalley to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Williams is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - OMalley pulls down on the head and he's put Williams to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Conor OMalley!
In his post fight interview, Conor OMalley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toturi Akodo (ranked 933 p4p, 124 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 1454 p4p, 163 weight class). Akodo comes to the cage accompanied by Skip Marley - Lions. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mawi Da Oxlade was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toturi Akodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Da Oxlade.
Akodo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Oxlade backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
Akodo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akodo looks to land a combination but Da Oxlade avoids it well.
Akodo lands a jab to the head.
Akodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Oxlade manages to avoid it.
Akodo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Oxlade is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Akodo moves out of range of the body kick from Da Oxlade.
Akodo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akodo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Oxlade.
Da Oxlade gets tackled into the cage by Akodo. Akodo maintains the clinch.
Da Oxlade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akodo up against the cage.
Da Oxlade is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akodo letting Da Oxlade take a breather here.
Akodo wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Oxlade won't allow it.
Come on Da Oxlade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akodo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akodo misses with a right hand
and Da Oxlade counters with a head kick that drops Akodo to the mat! Akodo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Akodo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akodo throws a sloppy body shot
and as Akodo loses concentration momentarily, Da Oxlade counters with a picture perfect head kick! Akodo goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mawi Da Oxlade!
Mawi Da Oxlade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Toturi Akodo had this to say: 'Losing a fight is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence is a tragedy.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhin Markell (ranked 1890 p4p, 234 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 730 p4p, 102 weight class). Biernat has chosen Marzenia as his entrance music. Mateusz Biernat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Markell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Biernat pinned against the cage. Biernat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biernat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Markell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biernat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Markell dodges the punch combination from Biernat.
Biernat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Biernat throws a right hand that Markell ducks under and follows up with a left that Markell also avoids with ease.
Biernat lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Biernat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markell misses with a body shot.
Markell blocks a head kick by Biernat.
Biernat lands a right hook to the body.
Markell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Biernat swivels and escapes.
Markell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Biernat manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Markell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Biernat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Biernat wants to control but Markell is keeping busy.
Markell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Markell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Markell is working for a kimura but Biernat is defending it quite comfortably.
Markell seems to be working for a kimura but Biernat defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Biernat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Markell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markell works over Biernat with some ground and pound from guard.
Markell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Biernat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Markell looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Biernat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Markell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markell wants to pass the guard but Biernat is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markell trying to control but Biernat is working from the bottom.
Markell cracks Biernat with a solid left hand.
Biernat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Markell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biernat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Markell has managed to get both his arms back between Biernat's legs - danger averted.
Markell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Markell connects with a couple of short punches.
Biernat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Markell landing some decent shots from guard.
Markell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biernat is keeping the position for now.
Our spies down at at ~T~ Troid - Gym inform us that Biernat has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Markell cracks Biernat with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Markell wants to pass the guard but Biernat is keeping the position.
Markell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markell trying to control the position from guard on top but Biernat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biernat has his feet on Markell's thighs here. He's pushed Markell off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Markell screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateusz Biernat!
A very excited looking Mateusz Biernat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Schaub (ranked 1263 p4p, 182 weight class) and Hotaru Doji (ranked 1612 p4p, 221 weight class). Doji has chosen Crane ft. Beauregard & The Down Right - Meet Me In The Garden as his entrance music. 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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219 lbs
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212 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bryan Schaub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Doji!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaub catches Doji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Hotaru Doji has been cut.
Schaub cracks Doji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schaub moves to clinch but Doji breaks away
and Doji counters with a straight right hand.
Doji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schaub manages to avoid it.
Schaub moves into the clinch.
Doji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schaub throws a punch but it's blocked by Doji.
Schaub wants to take the fight to the mat but Doji manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Doji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doji scores with a nice strike.
Bryan Schaub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schaub clinches with his opponent.
Doji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaub's elbow.
Doji gets through Schaub's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaub turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Schaub manages to end up in side control.
Doji throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Doji moves forwards but Schaub connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doji lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doji looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doji misses with a straight right.
Schaub looks to land a left hand but Doji moved out of range nicely.
Schaub misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doji.
Doji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schaub tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doji misses with a hook to the body
and Schaub counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Doji!
Doji is looking for a sweep.
Schaub is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doji knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Doji wants to get back to his feet.
Doji manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doji kicks off Schaub and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Doji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schaub doesn't manage to clinch there - Doji circles away.
Schaub throws a jab when Doji was well out of range.
Doji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schaub.
Doji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schaub tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doji manages to circle out of the way.
Schaub misses with a shot to the body
and Doji counters with a straight right hand.
Schaub blocks a jab.
Doji misses with a body kick.
Schaub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doji moves away.
Doji has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Schaub connects with a nice looking jab.
Schaub feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Doji sprawling to the canvas! Doji rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Schaub finish him?!
Doji is rocked!
Schaub closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doji is still on wobbly legs! Can Schaub finish him?
Doji throws a punch but it's blocked by Schaub.
Schaub has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Doji after a bit of a struggle.
Doji seems to have recovered his senses.
Doji is trying to break free.
Schaub can't find room to land a body shot as Doji controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doji is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Schaub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doji gets underhooks to prevent Schaub's takedown attempt.
Schaub goes for a takedown attempt but Doji pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schaub tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schaub instigates a clinch.
Schaub wants a takedown but no success here.
Doji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schaub is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doji wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schaub has him pressed against the cage.
Doji displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schaub up against the cage.
Doji stops a takedown attempt from Schaub.
Schaub is looking to take this one to the mat.
Doji prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Doji.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaub has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doji avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schaub prevents a body shot from Doji.
Schaub looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Schaub is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doji pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schaub is trying to drag Doji to the mat but Doji just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Schaub catches Doji right on the button with a cross.
Schaub darts in trying to clinch
and Doji counters with a right hand to the body.
Doji lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schaub tries to bum rush Doji with a series of wild strikes but Doji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doji misses with a looping right.
Schaub tries to clinch but Doji moves away
and Doji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schaub lands a big right hand that sends Doji crashing to the mat! Schaub stays standing though and waves Doji back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bryan Schaub will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hotaru Doji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doji loads up on a big right hand but Schaub slips the punch.
Schaub closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Doji out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Schaub!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bryan Schaub waved his t-shirt featuring Vegan Gains's logo in front of the cameras.
Hotaru Doji was interviewed post fight and said 'We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eerikki Salmi (ranked 1126 p4p, 163 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 1989 p4p, 263 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eerikki Salmi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eerikki Salmi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Salmi, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Salmi against the cage but Salmi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Salmi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salmi.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salmi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Salmi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eerikki Salmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salmi pinned against the cage. Salmi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams blocks a jab.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Salmi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Salmi looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Williams goes for a double leg but Salmi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salmi continues to drive forward.
Salmi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Salmi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Salmi. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Salmi misses the shot to the body.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Salmi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams is rocked!
Salmi throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eerikki Salmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Salmi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salmi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salmi throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salmi sprawls well. Salmi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Salmi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Salmi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Salmi finish him?
Williams looks to clinch
and Salmi counters with a right hand from hell and Williams is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eerikki Salmi!
Eerikki Salmi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 219 p4p, 36 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 555 p4p, 81 weight class). Granger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CHXPO - FPS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Granger's head.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones thumps Granger with a low kick.
Granger misses with a straight right.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Granger blocks it.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Granger just manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones slips a jab from Granger.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Granger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Granger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Granger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Granger's leg but Granger calmly moves out of range.
Jones looks for the body kick but Granger saw that one coming.
Granger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Granger struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger connects with a body shot.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Granger checks a low kick from Jones.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granger throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Granger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Granger doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Granger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones tries to work over Granger's front leg with a kick but Granger checks it.
Jones clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Granger throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones jabs at Granger's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses the jab.
Granger slips a straight right by Jones.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Jones misses.
Granger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Granger's head.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger blocks the body kick.
Granger instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Granger blocks the low kick.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Granger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granger throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jeremy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Granger backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips under a jab.
Granger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries to work over Granger's front leg with a kick but Granger checks it.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Granger counters with a two punch combo.
Granger digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Granger. Granger maintains the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Granger tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Granger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Granger manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Jones jabs at Granger's body.
Granger slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granger.
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!
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Granger avoids a kick to the body.
Granger walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
Granger just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJones.
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones moves out of range as Granger strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Granger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Granger tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Granger. Those never looked like landing.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Granger avoids nicely.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Granger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Granger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Granger moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Granger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones looks to land a combination. Granger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones is looking to slow Granger down with leg kicks.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Granger blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Granger had a free shot at his head there.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granger checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Jones lands.
Granger jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones jabs Granger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Granger misses.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Granger moves out of range easily.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Granger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones throws a right hand that Granger ducks under and follows up with a left that Granger also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Granger misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Granger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Granger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Granger down.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Granger defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Granger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Granger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Jones defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Granger lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Granger counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Granger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Granger misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeremy Jones did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Granger lands with an overhand left.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Granger digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Granger moved away.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Granger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Granger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Granger off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Granger is looking for the big counter here.
Granger staying out of range there.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger misses with a hook.
Granger slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Granger in the body.
Granger misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Granger avoids it.
Granger moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Granger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A big left from Granger misses.
Granger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
Jones throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a head kick. Granger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Granger checks a leg kick.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Granger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Granger misses with a hook to the body
and Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Granger really felt that one!
Jones avoids the body shot from Granger.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Granger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granger's head.
Jones with a hook.
Granger throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
As Granger backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones tries a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger slips under a jab from Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones keeps Granger at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Granger swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Granger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Granger throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Granger under the eye.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Granger throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones had his way with Frank Granger in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Granger shrugs it off though.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Granger's calf.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Granger.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Granger's hands.
Granger misses with a jab to the body
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones avoids the body shot from Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones keeps Granger at a distance using the push kick.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Granger's calf.
Granger cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Granger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Granger misses the jab.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Granger connects with a single shot there.
Granger swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Granger has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Granger blocks a body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Granger.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granger scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Jones misses.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Granger lands the left hand.
Granger misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a good, hard body kick but Granger shrugs it off.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Frank Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Granger misses the jab.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones cracks Granger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the button.
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!
A big right from Jones misses.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
Granger misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jeremy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones moves away from the strike by Granger.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Granger's defenses.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Granger misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger misses with a body shot
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Jeremy Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Frank Granger was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a momentary setback; a stinging defeat, but I will recover from it. A true warrior's strength is not how well he overcomes his foes, it's how well he deals with setbacks, obstacles, and adversity. I will rise again!'.
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