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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Who Cares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Shogun Named Marcus. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Who Cares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a body shot.
Cares moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Cares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cares tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Cares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cares is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cares is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cares wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cares has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Cares tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cares trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cares tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Cares wants to clinch.
Cares is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cares.
Cares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucifer Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cares tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Cares moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Cares tries to clinch up.
Cares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Who Cares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Cares.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cares tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Cares throws a combination that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cares doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Cares tries to clinch up.
Cares misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Cares checks the leg kick.
Cares moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Cares doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cares tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cares closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Cares pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Cares tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cares wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Cares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cares falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Cares.
Cares clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a series of punches but Cares avoids them all with ease.
Cares throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Cares backing up. Cares nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Cares wants to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cares tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Cares is looking to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Who Cares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Cares moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Cares moved away.
Cares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Cares.
Cares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cares throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cares. Cares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cares tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cares fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Who Cares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cares tries to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cares avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Cares is out of range.
Cares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cares moves into the clinch successfully.
Cares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Cares.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cares using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Cares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Cares has double underhooks.
Jones jumps guard but Cares stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cares prevents the takedown attempt.
Cares lands a body shot.
Cares crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Cares lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Cares lands a nice shot to the body.
Cares lands a left hand.
Cares connects with a knee to the head.
Cares is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Cares lands an elbow inside.
Cares lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Cares unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Cares has double underhooks.
Cares manages to pull guard.
Cares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones tries to stand but Cares is controlling from the bottom.
Cares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cares advances position into side control!
Cares looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cares trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones prevents Cares from moving into mount.
Cares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is pushing Cares's head away, looking to escape. Cares manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Cares is dominant here and he's now got Jones's back!
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Who Cares dominated that second round.
That's time! Cares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cares shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Cares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cares clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Cares misses with a wild combination.
Cares gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Cares.
Cares goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cares tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cares tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Cares looks to clinch
and Cares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cares misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Cares.
Cares tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Cares avoids the head kick by Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cares doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Cares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cares falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cares tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Cares shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Cares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Who Cares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cares looks to clinch
and Cares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cares tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Cares tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Cares moves into the clinch successfully.
Cares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
Cares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cares stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Cares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Cares.
Knees to the body from Cares.
Cares crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones wants to break free but Cares has control.
Cares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Cares - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cares drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cares has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Cares creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Cares slows down the pace here.
Cares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones wants to break free but Cares has control.
Jones jumps guard but Cares stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cares.
Cares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Cares is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cares down to the mat. Cares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cares lands a damaging elbow.
Cares lands a knee to the body.
Cares gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
Cares won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucifer Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucifer Jones!
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hype
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