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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Grice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Grice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones wants to clinch up but Grice keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Grice there.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Grice scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Jones.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Grice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grice looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grice lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Grice is controlling him
Well, if Grice is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Grice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice stalling.
Grice is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grice.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grice content to control rather than advance.
Jones is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Grice there.
Grice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grice seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Grice trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Grice stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Grice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is trying to stand.
Grice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grice in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Grice.
Grice winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grice slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Grice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grice looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones is trying to stand.
Grice content to control rather than advance.
Grice is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grice not doing much here.
Jones won't allow Grice to pass to mount.
Gary Grice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice body punch from Grice.
Grice cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Grice counters with a nice body shot.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ben Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grice drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Grice stalling.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Grice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Grice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grice thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grice wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grice lands a body shot.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones is looking to stand up but Grice isn't so interested in that idea.
Grice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grice looking to pass the guard.
Grice with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grice lands a couple of digs.
Grice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones keeping full guard, as Grice tries to pass.
Grice wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Grice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grice stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grice throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Grice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grice with a nice head shot there.
Grice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gary Grice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grice wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Grice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grice prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Grice controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Grice with a nice cross.
Grice lands a jab.
Grice lands with a cross.
Grice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Grice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grice catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Grice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grice prevents Jones from standing back up.
Grice lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Grice there.
Grice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grice looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grice not doing much here.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grice is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Grice off but Grice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Grice.
Grice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grice is controlling the pace.
Grice is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grice stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Grice thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Grice sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grice.
Grice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Grice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grice thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones is looking to wear down Grice with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Grice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grice is controlling him.
Grice trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Grice is controlling the position.
Grice scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grice pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grice lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grice in particular looking to stall.
Grice trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Grice sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Grice with a couple of short strikes.
Grice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Grice lands with some strikes.
Jones is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Grice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones is rocked!
Grice controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice landing strikes from the mount.
Grice cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Grice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Grice pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grice looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Grice cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grice with the ground and pound from mount.
Grice controlling from the full mount.
Jones really wants to buck Grice off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice with good strikes from the mount here!
Grice looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jones covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Grice!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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