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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix clobbers Grundy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grundy scores with a head kick. Hendrix tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grundy tries to work over Hendrix's front leg with a kick but Hendrix checks it.
A head kick from Hendrix lands but Grundy takes it in his stride.
Grundy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hendrix content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hendrix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendrix is trying to stall.
Grundy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hendrix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hendrix can't find room to land a body shot as Grundy controls the action.
Hendrix missing with knees to the body.
Hendrix swings wildly with an uppercut but Grundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix avoiding damage as Grundy throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grundy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Grundy.
Grundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grundy. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Grundy throws a hook but Hendrix avoids it easily.
Hendrix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grundy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grundy is looking to clinch but Hendrix is avoiding it.
Grundy avoids the head kick by Hendrix.
Grundy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grundy blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a glancing blow to the side of Grundy's head.
Hendrix missing with a left hand there. Grundy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Grundy slams his shin into Hendrix's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Hendrix scores with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Grundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grundy misses with a body kick.
Grundy tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Grundy tries to clinch but Hendrix is having none of it.
Grundy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grundy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grundy.
Grundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Grundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Grundy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hendrix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grundy slips a straight right by Hendrix.
The crowd cheers as Grundy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hendrix doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick and Grundy moves out of range easily.
Grundy tries to land a front kick but Hendrix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendrix misses with a hook.
Grundy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Grundy saw that one coming.
Grundy throws a head kick but Hendrix moves out of range.
Grundy lands a front kick.
Grundy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendrix might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grundy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hendrix if he has to take too many more of those.
Grundy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix throws a shot from downtown. Grundy moves away and avoids it.
Grundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendrix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Grundy moves out of range.
Hendrix misses with a wild body shot.
Grundy throws a solid leg kick but Hendrix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grundy.
A swing and a miss from Grundy.
Grundy ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Grundy lands a head kick. Hendrix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy slips under a jab from Hendrix.
Grundy slips under a jab from Hendrix.
A good leg kick by Grundy.
Grundy misses with a body kick.
Grundy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Grundy scores with a four punch combination!
Grundy is looking to clinch but Hendrix is avoiding it.
Hendrix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grundy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix lands a jab-cross combination.
Grundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hendrix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 Benjamin Grundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grundy misses with a kick to the body.
Grundy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but Grundy blocks it.
Hendrix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grundy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendrix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grundy with a knee to the head.
Grundy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hendrix slowing the pace effectively.
Our sources have told us that Grundy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Grundy stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix looking to slow down the pace here.
Hendrix working Grundy over with knees to the body.
Grundy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Hendrix - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grundy is struggling to control the position.
Grundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grundy lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendrix won't want to take too many of those.
Grundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrix tries to throw a body punch but Grundy avoids it by throwing Hendrix back against the cage.
Grundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendrix pushes Grundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grundy avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Grundy for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimi Hendrix has been cut.
Grundy stalling.
Hendrix can't find room to land a body shot as Grundy controls the action.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hendrix throws an elbow that misses.
Hendrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grundy missing with knees to the body.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grundy avoids it.
Hendrix misses with a knee to the head.
Grundy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Hendrix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grundy tries to stall but Hendrix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hendrix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grundy backwards.
Grundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hendrix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grundy backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grundy as Hendrix tries to tie him up.
Hendrix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grundy lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hendrix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hendrix tries to land knees in the clinch but Grundy avoids the damage to the body.
Hendrix managing to block the knees to the body from Grundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grundy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hendrix is keeping busy.
Grundy avoiding damage.
Hendrix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grundy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grundy trying to control the position but instead, Hendrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grundy into the cage.
Grundy lands an elbow inside that Hendrix shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Grundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimi Hendrix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grundy moves forwards but Hendrix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grundy keeps Hendrix at a distance using the push kick.
Grundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hendrix landing knees to the body.
Hendrix stalls.
Hendrix wants to get back to striking at distance but Grundy won't allow it.
Grundy landing knees to the body.
Grundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendrix is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendrix avoids it.
Benjamin Grundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grundy prevents a body shot from Hendrix.
Grundy crunches a lovely knee into Hendrix's ribcage.
Hendrix struggles to land a body shot inside as Grundy controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hendrix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grundy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix avoiding damage as Grundy throws knees to the body.
Hendrix takes an elbow to the temple.
Grundy is looking to control Hendrix's arms but Hendrix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grundy has his back to the cage.
Hendrix looking to throw knees to the head but Grundy is blocking nicely.
Hendrix content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
Grundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grundy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendrix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendrix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Hendrix.
Grundy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendrix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hendrix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Grundy.
Grundy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Grundy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benjamin Grundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hendrix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grundy avoiding damage as Hendrix throws knees to the body.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Grundy gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix tries to work over Grundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grundy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hendrix up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendrix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy missing with knees to the body.
Grundy managing to block the knees to the body from Hendrix.
Grundy blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hendrix.
Nice elbow from Grundy.
Hendrix misses with a knee to the head.
Hendrix misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grundy lands an elbow that stopped Hendrix in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hendrix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimi Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hendrix fails to land.
Hendrix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix is trying to break the clinch but Grundy has him pressed against the cage.
Grundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendrix.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Grundy gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Hendrix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hendrix misses with a body punch.
Hendrix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grundy avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Grundy.
Well Grundy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Grundy!
In his post fight interview, Benjamin Grundy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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