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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Grant takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Paul Grant has been cut.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side
and Grant counters by clinching up.
Grant avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones looking to stall.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones just leaning against Grant, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mark Jones has been cut.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Grant trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grant into the cage.
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Grant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Grant is trying to break free.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Grant trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Grant avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Grant is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Grant into the cage.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Grant is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grant's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones letting Grant take a breather here.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Grant dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
Jones keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Grant blocks it.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Grant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves to clinch but Grant breaks away
and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grant stalls.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grant lands a damaging elbow.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Grant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grant tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant working Jones over with knees to the body.
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones has Grant pressed against the cage, preventing Grant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant moves into the clinch successfully.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant slowing the pace effectively.
Grant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grant avoids it.
Grant is trying to break free.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Grant. Grant maintains the clinch.
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 Paul Grant will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
The referee calls for Grant to work.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Grant gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones trying to stall but Grant improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grant.
Grant misses with an elbow strike.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to stall.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grant darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grant misses with a knee strike.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Paul Grant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grant stalling against the cage.
Jones prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Grant landing knees to the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grant's defenses.
Jones looking to stall.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grant counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones looks to clinch
and Grant counters with a nice leg kick.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Grant.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good work by Grant as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick from Grant lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Grant.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Grant.
Jones is stalling here.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones avoids the head kick by Grant.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Grant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones lands an elbow just above Grant 's eye.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grant counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Grant moves away
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Grant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Grant has managed to clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grant.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grant taking a breather.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Grant in his tracks for a moment.
Grant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Grant dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
Grant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Grant is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Grant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch but Grant slips to the side
and Grant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Grant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Grant moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grant avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Grant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grant wants to break free but Jones has control.
Knees to the body from Grant.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Grant lands a nice elbow.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Grant tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Grant avoiding damage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant taking a breather.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Grant is trying to break free.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grant is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Grant.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Grant counters with a head kick.
Grant forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Grant moves into the clinch.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Grant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Grant breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Grant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grant is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant throws an elbow that misses.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grant tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Grant tries to tie him up.
Grant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant digs a good hook to Jones's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Grant!
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hype
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