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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones clinches but Gruffo breaks the clinch
and Gruffo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
It looks like David Jones has been cut.
Jones looks gassed!
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
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!
Gruffo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
That has opened up David Jones's cut even more.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Gruffo has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beno Gruffo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones can't break the clinch.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo wants a takedown.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Gruffo prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Gruffo.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruffo has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gruffo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gruffo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beno Gruffo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Gruffo.
Gruffo is looking to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Gruffo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gruffo moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gruffo throws an elbow but misses.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Beno Gruffo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
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.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Gruffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
David Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruffo slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Gruffo rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to work over Gruffo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gruffo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Gruffo.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beno Gruffo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones swinging wilding here.
A big left from Jones misses.
Gruffo moves into the clinch.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
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.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gruffo lands a shot to the body.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruffo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four 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.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gruffo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruffo tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beno Gruffo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruffo tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruffo has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
David Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beno Gruffo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruffo, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beno Gruffo!
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FIGHT
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