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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeden Jeden (ranked 6461 p4p, 5788 weight class) and Brian Stokes (ranked 633 p4p, 603 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeden Jeden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Stokes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeden.
Stokes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jeden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stokes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jeden.
Brian Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes throws a jab when Jeden was well out of range.
Stokes lands a nice shot to the body.
Stokes misses with a wild body shot.
Stokes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeden.
Jeden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stokes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeden.
Jeden feinted with a counter takedown.
Jeden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stokes is fending him off so far but Jeden persists. Nope, Stokes circles away and we're back to standing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stokes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jeden avoids the body shot from Stokes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stokes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Stokes looks to move away, Jeden throws a big counter combo but Stokes just gets out of the way.
Jeden tries to land a front kick but Stokes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stokes takes a swing at Jeden's ribcage but misses.
Jeden tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stokes manages to circle out of the way.
Stokes takes a swing at Jeden's ribcage but misses.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeden manages to avoid it.
Jeden leaves Stokes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeden slaps away a takedown attempt from Stokes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jeden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stokes closes the distance and clinches.
Stokes trying to land knees to the body.
Jeden goes for a takedown attempt but Stokes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stokes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jeden rather than just go for the knockout.
Jeden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stokes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeden Jeden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stokes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeden moves away.
Stokes just misses with a punch to the body.
Stokes doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeden circles away.
Jeden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stokes defends it nicely.
Stokes misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Jeden's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jeden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stokes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stokes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses the body punch
and Jeden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stokes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stokes dodges an elbow strike from Jeden.
Stokes tries for a takedown but Jeden manages to get underhooks.
Jeden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stokes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stokes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeden.
Stokes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stokes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stokes swivels and escapes.
Stokes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stokes misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeden goes for a double leg but Stokes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stokes continues to drive forward.
A swing and a miss from Stokes.
Stokes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stokes misses the shot to the body.
Stokes has managed to clinch.
Jeden prevents the takedown attempt.
Jeden tries to stall but Stokes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jeden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stokes.
Stokes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jeden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stokes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick from Jeden lands but Stokes takes it in his stride.
Stokes throws a body punch but Jeden moves out of range.
Jeden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stokes pushes Jeden up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stokes prevents the takedown attempt.
Jeden tries to pull guard but Stokes holds him up against the cage and eventually Jeden drops back down to his feet.
Jeden can't get the takedown.
Stokes wants to get back to striking at distance but Jeden won't allow it.
Stokes wants the takedown. Jeden is fighting it off but Stokes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jeden's guard against the cage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jeden manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Stokes scores with a shot to the side of Jeden's head.
Jeden is pressed up against the cage. Stokes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jeden down to the mat. Jeden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stokes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stokes closes the distance and clinches.
Stokes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jeden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Stokes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stokes throws the left hand but Jeden avoids the punch easily.
Stokes lands a head shot.
Stokes lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Stokes. No joy for Jeden on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stokes. Jeden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stokes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brian Stokes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stokes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeden swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes takes a swing at Jeden's ribcage but misses.
Stokes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeden.
Stokes throws an overhand right that lands on Jeden's shoulder, as Jeden tries to avoid the shot.
Jeden is looking to counter the offense by Stokes and move into the clinch.
Stokes misses the shot to the body.
Stokes wants to clinch up but Jeden keeps it at a distance.
Stokes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes lands a jab to Jeden's midsection.
Jeden defending well as Stokes loads up on a big left hand.
Jeden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stokes swings for the body but Jeden moves out of range.
Jeden shoots for a double leg takedown but Stokes sprawls well. He's pushed Jeden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stokes swings for the body but Jeden moves out of range.
Jeden shoots for a double leg takedown but Stokes sprawls well. He's pushed Jeden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeden Jeden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeden fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stokes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeden is just out of range.
Jeden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stokes misses the shot to the body.
Stokes lands with a nice body punch.
Stokes misses with a wild combination.
Jeden is looking to counter the offense by Stokes and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Stokes misses.
Stokes lands a jab to Jeden's midsection.
Stokes throws a nice looking combination but Jeden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeden shoots in for a double leg but Stokes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jeden Jeden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeden throws a head kick but Stokes moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Stokes misses.
Jeden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stokes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stokes throws a shot to the body.
Jeden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stokes there.
Jeden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stokes.
Jeden misses with a takedown attempt - Stokes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stokes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stokes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeden circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Stokes. Beautiful body shot.
Stokes tries to close the distance and clinch but Jeden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeden avoids the body shot from Stokes.
Stokes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stokes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeden manages to avoid it.
Stokes tries to clinch there but Jeden circles away.
Stokes digs a good hook to Jeden's body.
Stokes throws a shot from downtown. Jeden moves away and avoids it.
Stokes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stokes misses with a straight right.
Stokes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stokes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stokes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stokes misses with a shot to the body
and Jeden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stokes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jeden breaks the clinch.
Stokes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeden manages to avoid it.
Jeden dodges the punch combination from Stokes.
Jeden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stokes misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Stokes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stokes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stokes.
Jeden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stokes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stokes misses the shot to the body.
Stokes takes a swing at Jeden's ribcage but misses.
Jeden is looking for a counter combo.
Jeden shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes closes the distance and clinches.
Stokes tries for a takedown but Jeden manages to get underhooks.
Stokes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jeden has Stokes pushed against the cage.
Stokes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stokes.
Jeden tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeden Jeden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jeden wants a takedown.
Stokes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stokes throws a sloppy body shot
and Jeden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeden has a takedown stuffed.
Jeden tries a head kick but it misses.
Brian Stokes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stokes tries to clinch but Jeden is having none of it.
Stokes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stokes connects with a body shot.
Stokes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stokes thuds a left hand into Jeden's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a hook. Jeden ducked under it nicely.
Stokes throws a shot to the body.
Stokes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stokes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stokes throws a body shot but no joy.
Stokes takes a swing at Jeden's ribcage but misses.
Jeden slips a jab from Stokes.
Stokes lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stokes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stokes stuffs the takedown attempt from Jeden. Jeden gets slowly back to his feet.
Stokes throws a body shot but no joy.
Jeden fails with a takedown attempt.
Stokes scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stokes.
Jeden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stokes.
Jeden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stokes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stokes clinches with his opponent.
Stokes breaks the clinch.
Brian Stokes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stokes looks to land a combination. Jeden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stokes misses with a looping left.
Stokes connects with a body shot.
Jeden tries to clinch but Stokes moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jeden. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stokes scores with a jab to the head.
Jeden shoots in but Stokes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a right hand that misses
and Stokes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stokes scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Stokes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jeden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jeden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stokes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stokes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stokes tries to throw a body punch but Jeden avoids it by throwing Stokes back against the cage.
Jeden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stokes smiles and moves away.
Jeden Jeden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stokes throws a series of punches but Jeden moves out of range.
Jeden throws a big counter combination but Stokes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Stokes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stokes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Stokes!
Brian Stokes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vanguard Athletics and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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RATING
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