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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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252 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Mubarak is just out of range.
Mubarak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Mubarak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mubarak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Mubarak slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Mubarak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sekhmakh Mubarak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mubarak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mubarak lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mubarak throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mubarak off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mubarak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mubarak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Mubarak avoids it well.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones gets caught napping as Mubarak dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Mubarak throws a big elbow that misses.
Mubarak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mubarak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mubarak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mubarak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones wants to stand but Mubarak is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mubarak landing some decent shots from guard.
Mubarak throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mubarak.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mubarak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mubarak throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mubarak's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to stand but Mubarak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mubarak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mubarak is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mubarak has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mubarak wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mubarak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mubarak tries to get out of the position.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mubarak controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones gets to his feet - Mubarak follows without any prompting.
Mubarak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones throws out a loose jab but Mubarak uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Mubarak's head.
Mubarak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Mubarak's shoulder, as Mubarak tries to avoid the shot.
Mubarak shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Mubarak 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.
Jones jabs at Mubarak's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mubarak tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Sekhmakh Mubarak will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mubarak shoots in but no luck this time.
Mubarak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mubarak was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Mubarak pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Mubarak pulls guard effortlessly.
Mubarak has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is looking to stand up but Mubarak won't let him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mubarak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mubarak has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones postures up in Mubarak's guard and throws a big left but Mubarak blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones throws a strike but Mubarak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mubarak scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones kicks Mubarak off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Mubarak slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Mubarak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mubarak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mubarak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mubarak has his takedown stuffed
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sekhmakh Mubarak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mubarak looking for a sweep. Not yet Mubarak, not yet.
Mubarak working a defensive guard here.
Jones stands up and waves to Mubarak to follow him.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mubarak circles away quickly and effectively.
Sekhmakh Mubarak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mubarak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mubarak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mubarak lands a nice short elbow.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Mubarak lands with a punch from half guard.
Mubarak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mubarak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak prevents Jones from standing back up.
Mubarak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mubarak throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Mubarak prevents Jones from standing back up.
Mubarak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mubarak lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mubarak lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Mubarak is controlling him well.
Mubarak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sekhmakh Mubarak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mubarak is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Mubarak is controlling him
Mubarak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sekhmakh Mubarak will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mubarak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones kicks Mubarak off and gets back to his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mubarak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mubarak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubarak is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mubarak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones tries to kick Mubarak off but Mubarak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mubarak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Mubarak is controlling him
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. Mubarak connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Mubarak lands with a punch from half guard.
Mubarak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mubarak scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Mubarak off but Mubarak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mubarak.
Jones tries to kick Mubarak off but Mubarak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mubarak lands a nice short elbow.
Mubarak is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mubarak stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Mubarak lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Mubarak.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Mubarak winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand.
Mubarak working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mubarak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mubarak working Jones over with strikes.
Jones is trying to stand.
Mubarak winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mubarak working Jones over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mubarak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mubarak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Mubarak is controlling him well.
Mubarak works his way into side control.
Jones is trying to buck Mubarak off.
Mubarak working the ground and pound.
Mubarak is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Mubarak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mubarak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mubarak working the body and head with strikes.
Mubarak scoring with punches and elbows.
Mubarak cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mubarak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mubarak manages to avoid it.
Mubarak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mubarak asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sekhmakh Mubarak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mubarak, 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 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sekhmakh Mubarak!
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