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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Piggly Wiggly as his entrance music. 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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176 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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181 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones misses with a hook
and Grappling counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Grappling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grappling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones misses with a left hand
letting Grappling counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappling cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grappling manages to avoid it.
Grappling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grappling throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grappling defends it nicely.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Grappling moved out of range nicely.
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.
Grappling wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Grappling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grappling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Grappling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Striker Grappling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perrin Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Grappling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Grappling just misses with a punch to the body.
Grappling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Grappling loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones lands the left hand.
That's four 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.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grappling's waist but Grappling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Grappling.
Striker Grappling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grappling defends it nicely.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Grappling counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Grappling is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grappling counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grappling counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grappling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
enabling Grappling to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perrin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappling throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
enabling Grappling to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Grappling counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Grappling as he connects with a hook.
Grappling throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grappling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grappling to the ground. Jones is now in Grappling's guard.
Grappling wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones postures up in Grappling's guard and throws a big left but Grappling blocks it.
Grappling keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Grappling wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stops Grappling from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones is working Grappling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones won't allow Grappling to get back to his feet.
Jones postures up in Grappling's guard and throws a big left but Grappling blocks it.
Grappling wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grappling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grappling is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Grappling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Grappling blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones trying to control but Grappling is working from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grappling keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grappling scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Grappling counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Grappling dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones avoids the head kick by Grappling.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grappling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jones misses.
Nice body punch from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab. Grappling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Grappling counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grappling manages to avoid it.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grappling counters with a stiff right hand.
Grappling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Grappling should have avoided that one.
Grappling connects with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a hook
and Grappling counters with a body kick.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Grappling is just out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Grappling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grappling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grappling throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Perrin Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Jones misses
letting Grappling counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Grappling makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Grappling counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grappling in his tracks.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Grappling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Grappling counters with a nice leg kick.
Striker Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Grappling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grappling, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Grappling!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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