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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balrog Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Q Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhino comes to the cage accompanied by 100 Percent Aggression!. Rhino has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Balrog Rhino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Balrog Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Q Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rhino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Q Jones - the referee stops the clock and Rhino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Q Jones. Rhino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Q Jones.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Q Jones.
Rhino throws a looping overhand right but Q Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Q Jones swings for the body but Rhino moves out of range.
Rhino slaps away a takedown attempt from Q Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balrog Rhino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Q Jones.
Q Jones fails with the takedown.
Q Jones scores with a push kick.
Rhino is breathing heavily.
Rhino misses with a hook
and Q Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rhino!
Q Jones looking to ground and pound but Rhino is blocking nicely.
Rhino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rhino throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Q Jones wants to control the pace but Rhino is squirming around nicely.
Rhino throwing hammer fists to the chest of Q Jones. What's that going to do exactly?
Rhino regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Q Jones trying to control from half guard but Rhino is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Q Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rhino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Q Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhino's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Q Jones.
Rhino lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Rhino misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rhino missing with punches from the bottom.
Rhino flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rhino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Q Jones.
Rhino tries to get to full guard but Q Jones has control of the leg.
Rhino lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Q Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Rhino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rhino missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
Q Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhino keeps working.
Rhino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rhino throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Q Jones trying to control but Rhino is working from the bottom.
Rhino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rhino tries to get out of the position.
Rhino tries to strike from the bottom.
Rhino keeping moving, preventing Q Jones from controlling successfully.
Q Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Q Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rhino slaps away a takedown attempt from Q Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rhino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Q Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Rhino throws a jab but it's blocked by Q Jones.
Balrog Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Q Jones moves into range and clinches up with Rhino.
Q Jones blocking some punches.
Q Jones tries to pull guard but Rhino won't allow it.
Rhino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Q Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhino smiles and moves away.
Q Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Q Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhino working aggressively here.
Rhino swings wildly with an uppercut but Q Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Q Jones blocks an uppercut.
Q Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Q Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rhino forces his way into half guard.
Rhino is nestled in close to Q Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Q Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Q Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rhino lands strikes from half guard.
Q Jones tries to get to full guard but Rhino has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rhino connects with a nice short shot to Q Jones's temple.
Q Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Q Jones wants to control but Rhino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Q Jones taking some punishment here, with Rhino in his half guard.
Q Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Q Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Q Jones is looking for a sweep. Rhino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Q Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rhino looks to land a right hand but Q Jones moved out of range.
Q Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Q Jones trying to control the action but Rhino is working from the bottom.
Rhino flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Q Jones is working for a kimura but Rhino is defending it quite comfortably.
Rhino flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rhino punching from the bottom.
Q Jones is looking to take a break and control but Rhino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Q Jones.
Rhino is refusing to be controlled, as Q Jones sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rhino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rhino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhino lands a nice short elbow.
Q Jones tries to get to full guard but Rhino has control of the leg.
Rhino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rhino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Q Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rhino working over Q Jones with some ground and pound. Q Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Q Jones taking some punishment here, with Rhino in his half guard.
Rhino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rhino 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.
Rhino scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Q Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rhino working Q Jones over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Q Jones is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Rhino there.
Q Jones wants to control but Rhino is keeping busy.
Rhino working over Q Jones with some ground and pound. Q Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rhino working over Q Jones with some ground and pound. Q Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Q Jones is looking to improve his position.
Rhino lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Q Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Q Jones tries to get to full guard but Rhino has control of the leg.
Q Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rhino slips a nice elbow through Q Jones's hands, connecting with Q Jones's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rhino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Q Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rhino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Q Jones is looking to improve his position.
Rhino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Rhino there.
Rhino prevents Q Jones from improving his position.
Rhino lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhino lands a nice short elbow.
Rhino lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhino lands a nice short elbow.
Rhino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Q Jones's head.
Q Jones is looking for a sweep. Rhino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino working over Q Jones with some ground and pound. Q Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rhino is nestled in close to Q Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rhino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rhino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Q Jones defending well though.
Rhino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Q Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rhino.
Q Jones wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Rhino drops an elbow to the side of Q Jones's head.
Q Jones punching from the bottom.
Q Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rhino scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rhino working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balrog Rhino dominated that second round.
That's time! Rhino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Q Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rhino as he jumps to the side.
Rhino throws a lazy uppercut
and Q Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Q Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhino lands some strikes from the bottom.
Rhino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Q Jones!
A nice elbow there by Rhino.
Rhino with good strikes from the mount here!
Q Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rhino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rhino prevents Q Jones from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhino working the ground and pound effectively.
Rhino lands a heavy elbow.
Rhino looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino is landing with some decent strikes but Q Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Q Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rhino landing shots from mount.
Q Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Rhino is landing with some decent strikes but Q Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Q Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rhino with shots to the head and body - Q Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balrog Rhino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Q Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rhino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rhino lands a big shot there that rocks Q Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Q Jones can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rhino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rhino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Q Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Q Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rhino lands a big elbow.
Rhino with a couple of short strikes.
Rhino landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rhino landing strikes from the mount.
Q Jones wants to hold on but Rhino pushes him away.
Rhino is landing with some decent strikes but Q Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Q Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Q Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Q Jones is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino looking to finish Q Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Q Jones!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Q Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Rhino cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rhino cracks Q Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rhino prevents Q Jones from getting the reversal.
Rhino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rhino breaks from Q Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rhino raining down hammerfists from mount.
Q Jones wants to hold on but Rhino pushes him away.
Rhino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rhino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Q Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rhino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rhino lands a big elbow.
Q Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino lands a big shot there that rocks Q Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Q Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Rhino has a good base and remains in mount.
Rhino cracks Q Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rhino working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Q Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhino working Q Jones over with strikes here.
Rhino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Q Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Q Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Rhino raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Q Jones hang on?
Q Jones is in a horrible position here. Rhino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rhino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Rhino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rhino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Rhino!
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