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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Ballard struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Gary Grice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Elijah Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice looks to land a left hand but Ballard moved out of range nicely.
Ballard moves out of range of the strikes.
Grice throws a body punch but Ballard moves out of range.
Grice throws a looping overhand right but Ballard ducks down to avoid it.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Ballard is out of range.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice misses with a wild body shot.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballard moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballard.
Grice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grice throws a hook but Ballard blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice swings for the body but Ballard moves out of range.
Grice loads up on a big right hand but Ballard slips the punch.
Grice avoids the body shot from Ballard.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballard slips under a jab.
Grice lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Grice.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballard.
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.
The fighters circling - Grice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballard takes a swing at Grice's ribcage but misses.
Grice looks to land a right hand but Ballard moved out of range.
Grice misses with a straight right.
Grice misses with a hook. Ballard ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Grice misses its intended target.
Ballard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
Ballard slips a jab from Grice.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballard manages to avoid it.
Grice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballard tries to avoid it but Grice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballard to the ground. Ballard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grice just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice misses with a wild body shot.
Grice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballard.
Grice defending well as Ballard loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Ballard moves out of range as Grice strikes.
Grice throws a body punch but Ballard moves out of range.
Ballard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grice scores with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ballard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballard slips under a jab from Grice.
Ballard slips a straight right by Grice.
Grice throws a hook but Ballard avoids it easily.
Grice with a nice cross.
Ballard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grice to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Grice misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Grice there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Ballard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice connects with a right hand. Ballard shakes it off.
Grice throws out a loose jab but Ballard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice throws a hook but Ballard avoids it easily.
Grice throws a shot from downtown. Ballard moves away and avoids it.
Ballard leaves Grice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grice throws a hook but Ballard avoids it easily.
That's two 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.
Grice lands a nice hook to Ballard's body. Ballard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballard ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Ballard ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Grice misses the jab.
Ballard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballard.
Grice throws a hook but Ballard avoids it easily.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice throws a jab when Ballard was well out of range.
Grice misses with a hook. Ballard ducked under it nicely.
Grice dives in and grabs Ballard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ballard pushes down on Grice's head and hops out.
Grice cracks a nice hook into Ballard's ribs.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballard moves out of range of the strikes.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ballard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Ballard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice misses with a straight right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grice throws out a loose jab but Ballard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballard manages to avoid it.
Ballard staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grice throws out a loose jab but Ballard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice throws a hook but Ballard blocks it.
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ballard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grice just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Grice.
Grice throws out a loose jab but Ballard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballard swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Ballard ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Ballard misses with a hook. Grice ducked under it nicely.
Grice moves out of range of the strikes.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballard.
That's two 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.
Ballard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballard throws an overhand right that lands on Grice's shoulder, as Grice tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ballard as Grice shoots in.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Ballard is out of range.
Ballard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grice.
Ballard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.
The fighters circling - Grice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grice swings for the body but Ballard moves out of range.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballard is just out of range.
Elijah Ballard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballard avoids the body shot from Grice.
Grice takes a swing at Ballard's ribcage but misses.
Grice misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Ballard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Grice misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Ballard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Grice misses its intended target.
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.
Grice misses with a looping right.
A cross from Grice lands.
Ballard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Grice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballard misses with an uppercut. Grice saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Grice.
Well Grice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
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pop
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