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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Ballzonya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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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
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice looks to land a combination but Ballzonya avoids it well.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballzonya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ballzonya staying out of range there.
Grice misses with a series of wild punches.
Grice throws a series of strikes that have Ballzonya backpedaling.
Grice swings for the body but Ballzonya moves out of range.
Grice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
Grice misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Ballzonya.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ballzonya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballzonya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grice thumps Ballzonya with a low kick.
Ballzonya thuds his shin into the meat of Grice's side.
Grice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya slips a jab from Grice.
Grice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballzonya circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballzonya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grice tries to land a front kick but Ballzonya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ballzonya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grice wants to slow Ballzonya down by chopping away at his legs.
Grice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballzonya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
Grice throws a push kick but Ballzonya slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice wants to slow Ballzonya down by chopping away at his legs.
A right-left combo lands from Grice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grice throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grice tries to land a body kick
and Ballzonya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Grice. That snapped Ballzonya's head back.
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballzonya walks into a stiff left hand from Grice.
A bone on bone clash there as Grice blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Grice finds it's way through Ballzonya's defenses.
Grice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to clinch
and Ballzonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grice throws a nice looking combination but Ballzonya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballzonya.
Grice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ballzonya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballzonya, as that shot connected.
Ballzonya tries to land a leg kick but Grice saw it coming and moves away.
Grice wants to clinch up but Ballzonya keeps it at a distance.
Ballzonya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
Ballzonya throws a jab but it's blocked by Grice.
Grice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballzonya moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ballzonya misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballzonya, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
It looked like Ballzonya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grice.
Grice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Ballzonya's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballzonya tries to avoid it.
Grice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Ballzonya.
Grice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grice tries to clinch there but Ballzonya circles away.
Grice sizes up Ballzonya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grice thows a leg kick but Ballzonya checks it
and Ballzonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grice throws an off balance right hand
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballzonya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballzonya takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Ballzonya down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ballzonya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grice throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballzonya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grice is rocked!
Grice lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Grice. Those never looked like landing.
Grice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ballzonya might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ballzonya blocks a head kick by Grice.
Ballzonya appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grice.
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Ballzonya moves out of range easily.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya slips a straight right by Grice.
It looked like Ballzonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Ballzonya.
Grice is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballzonya finish him?
Ballzonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballzonya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grice's sensitive parts.
Ballzonya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grice seems to have recovered his senses.
Grice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballzonya's calf.
Grice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grice lands a nice shot to the body.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grice throws a lazy right hand but Ballzonya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballzonya blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
Ballzonya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballzonya walks into a straight right hand from Grice.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with a body shot.
Ballzonya is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice throws a leg kick
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grice avoids a kick to the body.
Ballzonya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grice drives through and clinches with Ballzonya against the cage.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya blocking some punches.
Ballzonya just leaning against Grice, taking a breather.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya cracks Grice with a nice body shot.
Ballzonya blocking some punches.
Ballzonya misses with the head strike.
Grice takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Ballzonya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grice can't find room to land a body shot as Ballzonya controls the action.
Grice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballzonya.
A short left from Ballzonya.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballzonya controls his hands.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice can't find room to land a body shot as Ballzonya controls the action.
Grice letting Ballzonya take a breather here.
Grice takes a shot to the head.
Ballzonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballzonya throws a head punch that misses.
Ballzonya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grice just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBallzonya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ballzonya.
Grice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grice has Ballzonya up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballzonya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballzonya's elbow.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Grice will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grice slips under a jab from Ballzonya.
Grice darts in trying to clinch
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ballzonya throws a head kick that misses.
Grice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballzonya loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
Grice cracks Ballzonya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ballzonya throws a series of punches but Grice avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya looks to land a body kick but Grice moved away.
Grice cracks Ballzonya with a good jab.
Grice scores with a shot to the body.
Grice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with a kick to the body.
Grice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ballzonya ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Grice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ballzonya.
A jab from Ballzonya misses.
Grice scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballzonya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ballzonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballzonya counters with a nice body shot.
Ballzonya with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
Grice throws a nice head kick!
Ballzonya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Ballzonya lands.
Grice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ballzonya is rocked!
Ballzonya cracks Grice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Ballzonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Ballzonya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grice takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.
Ballzonya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grice.
Grice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grice throws a shot to the body.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grice connects with a combination that backs up Ballzonya into the cage. Grice lands a flurry of punches that gets past Ballzonya's guard. Ballzonya is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Grice bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Grice!
Gary Grice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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