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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bow jow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bow jow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
jow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
jow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
jow wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones with shots to the head and body - jow looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones avoids the attempt from jow to control.
Jones wants to control the pace but jow is squirming around nicely.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… jow is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by jow and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
jow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks jow's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones won't allow jow to sweep him here.
jow controlling the position.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
jow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from jow.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but jow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
jow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jow stuffs the takedown.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones looks gassed!
jow trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
jow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from jow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jow keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
jow seems keen to control Jones's posture.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from jow.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jow has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. jow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four 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.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above jow 's eye.
jow tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
jow tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like bow jow has been cut.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jow with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bow jow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of jow's head.
jow controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bow jow's cut.
That's time! jow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
jow tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones is looking to stand up but jow won't let him.
jow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones won't allow jow to get back to his feet.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
jow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones distracts jow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
jow wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
jow controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
jow is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics jow uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
jow is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! jow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jow tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
jow wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
jow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. jow manages to get himself to full guard.
jow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control but jow is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jow working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!
jow is looking to improve his position.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Roy Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
jow is trying to control but can't.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks jow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on bow jow's cut.
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!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but jow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
jow jumps guard but Jones stands there with jow around his waist. jow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
jow is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones manages to pull guard.
jow wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
jow is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jow wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones wants to control the pace but jow is squirming around nicely.
jow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if jow tries to get out of the position.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish jow?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
jow won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
jow tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
jow tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones trying to control from half guard but jow is working away.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but jow is keeping him busy.
Jones wants to pass to mount but jow is defending the position.
jow is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
jow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for jow.
jow wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
jow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jow has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
jow wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
jow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
jow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
jow looking to control but Jones passes into half guard.
bow jow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
jow is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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