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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davy Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Junior comes to the cage accompanied by Denial by Sevendust. 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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181 cm
24
193 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
38
186 lbs
31 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davy Jones Junior! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Grundy! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice cross by Jones Junior. Decent striking displayed by Jones Junior there. Jones Junior connects with a body shot that sends Grundy's belly button to the back. Jones Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Grundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jones Juniors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Grundy throws a sloppy head kick and Jones Junior moves out of range easily. Jones Junior throws a hook but Grundy blocks it. Grundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones Junior misses with a straight left. Jones Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Jones Junior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jones Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jones Junior misses with a hook to the body
and Grundy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slapping leg kick lands for Grundy.
Grundy pushes Jones Junior up against the cage in a clinch. Jones Junior manages to break the clinch.
Grundy throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones Junior moves out of range as Grundy throws a body kick.
Jones Junior connects with the punch. Grundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jones Junior looks to land a combination but Grundy avoids it well. Jones Junior checks a low kick from Grundy. Jones Junior slips under a jab. Jones Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grundy lands a front kick. Nice sprawl there from Grundy as Jones Junior shoots in. Jones Junior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Jones Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him. The fighters circling - Jones Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Grundy closes the distance and clinches. Grundy missing with knees to the body.
Grundy pushes Jones Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Davy Jones Junior has been cut. Grundy throws an elbow but it misses.
Grundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones Junior being controlled against the cage. Jones Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Grundy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones Junior to score an easy takedown into full guard. Grundy controlling Jones Junior's posture. Grundy is trying to keep Jones Junior in close.
Jones Junior throws a strike but Grundy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grundy stopping the sweep attempt from Jones Junior. Jones Junior is working hard here to advance position. Grundy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Jones Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Grundy misses with an uppercut. Jones Junior saw that one coming. Grundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grundy scores with a jab to the head.
Davy Jones Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grundy manages to avoid it. Grundy throws a fast counter high kick but Jones Junior manages to duck under it in time. Jones Junior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Grundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones Junior. Grundy throws the kick towards the body but Jones Junior avoids it. Jones Junior appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones Junior stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jones Junior throws a hook but Grundy avoids it easily. The crowd cheers as Grundy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones Junior doesn't seem phased though. Benjamin Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Grundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones Junior. Grundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jones Junior misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Grundy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Grundy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Grundy moves to clinch but Jones Junior breaks away and Jones Junior counters with a nice body shot. Jones Junior misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grundy, right into the meat.
Grundy lands a jab to the nose. Jones Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grundy back to the cage. Jones Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Jones Junior throws a series of punches but Grundy moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Grundy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Davy Jones Junior's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Junior misses the target. A shot to the liver by Jones Junior. Beautiful body shot. Grundy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Grundy misses with a hook. Jones Junior ducked under it nicely. Grundy lands an overhand right. Jones Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Grundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Grundy tests Jones Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jones Junior throws a body shot but no joy. Grundy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Jones Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones Junior, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jones Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grundy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Jones Junior takes a swing at Grundy's ribcage but misses. Grundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jones Junior scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones Junior misses with a hook. Jones Junior scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Jones Junior misses with an uppercut. Grundy saw that one coming. That kick from Grundy tenderised Jones Junior's leg. Jones Junior is trying to keep his angry face on. Davy Jones Junior is winning the standup battle so far. Good standup being displayed there by Grundy as he connects with a hook. Jones Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grundy back to the cage. Jones Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Grundy motions for Jones Junior to come forward. Grundy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Jones Junior lands a jab to the head.
Grundy is rocked! OH! Grundy has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Jones Junior smells blood and charges in for the finish! Jones Junior unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Grundy sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davy Jones Junior! After the fight, Davy Jones Junior was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
63% |
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