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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Pumphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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 London, Pete Pumphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumphrey misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pumphrey keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pumphrey dives on top into guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pumphrey throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pumphrey is one step ahead there.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pumphrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pumphrey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pumphrey throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Pumphrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pumphrey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pumphrey connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones pushes Pumphrey off and gets back to his feet.
Pumphrey misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pumphrey won't be happy with that.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pumphrey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pumphrey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey gets back to half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Pumphrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pumphrey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pumphrey reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard.
Jones working for a triangle but Pumphrey defends it easily.
Pumphrey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pumphrey won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Pumphrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pumphrey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pumphrey throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones is trying to control the position but Pumphrey postures up.
Jones wants to stand up but Pumphrey is controlling him.
Pumphrey thows a big elbow that misses.
Pumphrey preventing the sweep.
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.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Pumphrey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pumphrey distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Pumphrey is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looks gassed!
Pumphrey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pumphrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pumphrey scoring with some ground and pound.
Pumphrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pumphrey throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Pumphrey postures up.
Pumphrey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 Pete Pumphrey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pumphrey misses with a double jab
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pete Pumphrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pumphrey has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pumphrey throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Pumphrey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pumphrey thinking.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pumphrey to the mat! Pumphrey manages to get full guard.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pumphrey dives on top into guard.
Pumphrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Pumphrey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pumphrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pumphrey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pumphrey works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pumphrey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Pumphrey to get back to his feet.
Pumphrey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Pumphrey dominating with strikes here.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Pumphrey has a good base and remains in mount.
Pumphrey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Pumphrey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pumphrey prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Pumphrey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pumphrey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pumphrey with good strikes from the mount here!
Pumphrey landing shots from mount.
Pumphrey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Pumphrey with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Pumphrey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pumphrey cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pumphrey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pumphrey with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Pumphrey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pumphrey tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Pumphrey working the ground and pound effectively.
Pumphrey lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pumphrey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pumphrey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pumphrey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Pumphrey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pumphrey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pumphrey misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pumphrey tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pumphrey's guard now.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pumphrey is keeping the position for now.
Pete Pumphrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pumphrey dives on top into guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pumphrey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Pumphrey landing with the ground and pound.
Pumphrey connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones is trying to control the position but Pumphrey postures up.
Pumphrey landing some decent shots from guard.
Pumphrey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pumphrey postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey chips away with some ground and pound.
Pumphrey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pumphrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pumphrey cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Pumphrey postures up.
Pumphrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pumphrey is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pumphrey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pumphrey throws a big right hand that misses.
Pumphrey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pumphrey working some strikes from top position.
Pumphrey with a nice head shot there.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pumphrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pumphrey is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pumphrey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pumphrey thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones is pulling down on Pumphrey's head to control his posture.
Pumphrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pumphrey lands a couple of digs.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Pumphrey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pumphrey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pumphrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pumphrey landing some decent shots from guard.
Pumphrey stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pumphrey throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Pumphrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pumphrey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pumphrey works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Ricardo Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Pumphrey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pumphrey lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Pumphrey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pumphrey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Pumphrey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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