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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 219 p4p, 36 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 555 p4p, 81 weight class). Granger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: CHXPO - FPS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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226 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Granger's head.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones thumps Granger with a low kick.
Granger misses with a straight right.
And Jones counters with a quick kick to the body but Granger blocks it.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Granger just manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones slips a jab from Granger.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Granger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Granger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Granger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Granger's leg but Granger calmly moves out of range.
Jones looks for the body kick but Granger saw that one coming.
Granger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Granger struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger connects with a body shot.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Granger checks a low kick from Jones.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granger throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Granger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Granger doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Granger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones tries to work over Granger's front leg with a kick but Granger checks it.
Jones clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Granger throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones jabs at Granger's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses the jab.
Granger slips a straight right by Jones.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Jones misses.
Granger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Granger's head.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger blocks the body kick.
Granger instigates a clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Granger blocks the low kick.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Granger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granger throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jeremy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Granger backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones slips under a jab.
Granger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries to work over Granger's front leg with a kick but Granger checks it.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Granger counters with a two punch combo.
Granger digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Granger. Granger maintains the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Granger tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Granger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Granger manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Jones jabs at Granger's body.
Granger slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granger.
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!
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Granger avoids a kick to the body.
Granger walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
Granger just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJones.
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones moves out of range as Granger strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Granger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Granger tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Granger. Those never looked like landing.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Granger avoids nicely.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Granger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Granger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Granger moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Granger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones looks to land a combination. Granger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones is looking to slow Granger down with leg kicks.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Granger blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Granger had a free shot at his head there.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Granger takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granger checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Jones lands.
Granger jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones jabs Granger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Granger misses.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Granger moves out of range easily.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Granger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones throws a right hand that Granger ducks under and follows up with a left that Granger also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Granger misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Granger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Granger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Granger down.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Granger defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Granger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Granger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Jones defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Granger lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Granger counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Granger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Granger misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeremy Jones did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Granger lands with an overhand left.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Granger digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Granger moved away.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Granger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Granger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Granger off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Granger is looking for the big counter here.
Granger staying out of range there.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger misses with a hook.
Granger slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Granger in the body.
Granger misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Granger avoids it.
Granger moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Granger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A big left from Granger misses.
Granger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Granger.
Jones throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a head kick. Granger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Granger checks a leg kick.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Granger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Granger misses with a hook to the body
and Jones makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Granger really felt that one!
Jones avoids the body shot from Granger.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Granger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granger's head.
Jones with a hook.
Granger throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
As Granger backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones tries a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger slips under a jab from Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones keeps Granger at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Granger swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Granger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Granger throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Granger under the eye.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Granger throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones had his way with Frank Granger in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Granger shrugs it off though.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Granger's calf.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Granger.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Granger's hands.
Granger misses with a jab to the body
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones avoids the body shot from Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones keeps Granger at a distance using the push kick.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Granger's calf.
Granger cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Granger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Granger misses the jab.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Granger connects with a single shot there.
Granger swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Granger has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Granger blocks a body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Granger.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granger scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Jones misses.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Granger lands the left hand.
Granger misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a good, hard body kick but Granger shrugs it off.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Frank Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Granger misses the jab.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones cracks Granger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the button.
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!
A big right from Jones misses.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
Granger misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jeremy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones moves away from the strike by Granger.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Jones.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Granger's defenses.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Granger misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger misses with a body shot
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Jeremy Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Frank Granger was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a momentary setback; a stinging defeat, but I will recover from it. A true warrior's strength is not how well he overcomes his foes, it's how well he deals with setbacks, obstacles, and adversity. I will rise again!'.
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