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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Jones (ranked 1667 p4p, 748 weight class) and Jimmy Granite (ranked 199 p4p, 95 weight class). Granite is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jungle . Ed Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granite throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Granite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Granite .
A head kick misses from Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Granite misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granite .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones moves out of range as Granite strikes.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
And Granite responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Granite shrugs it off though.
Granite throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granite 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.
Granite has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Granite 's head.
Granite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Granite takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Granite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Granite 's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Granite .
Granite thinks about the counter body kick.
Granite wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Granite misses with a hook
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granite throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Granite 's head but Granite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granite takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Granite 's head back.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Granite 's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Granite coming out on top.
Granite connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Granite .
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granite appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Granite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Granite ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands a head kick. Granite smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granite rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Granite throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Granite on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Granite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granite tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granite looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Granite is predictable there
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite .
Granite fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Granite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Granite in the body.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Granite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Granite can do to turn this around?
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Granite has been cut.
Granite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimmy Granite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granite blocks a body shot from Jones.
Granite misses with a punch to the body.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granite blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Granite misses with a punch to the body.
Granite lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Granite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Granite .
Granite misses with a body punch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Granite lands with a right to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Granite .
A head punch on the inside from Granite fails to land.
Granite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granite 's elbow.
Granite tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Granite works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Granite .
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Granite .
Granite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Granite blocks a body shot from Jones.
A short right from Granite .
Jones blocking some punches.
Granite dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Granite .
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries a body shot but Granite blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ed Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Granite counters with a nice uppercut.
Granite tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Granite in his tracks.
Granite looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granite misses the shot to the body.
Granite moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Granite just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Granite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Granite cracks Jones on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jones falls backwards against the cage. Granite follows up with more strikes that drop Jones to his knees. Granite keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Granite !
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Granite thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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