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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marion May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marion May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May instigates a clinch.
May keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
May manages to break the clinch.
May pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
May could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and May avoids it.
May breaks the clinch.
May gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
May wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
May is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
May tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but May swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
May clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. May smiles and moves away.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
May gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
May goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
May is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. May looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
May closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marion May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
May throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
May breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with May, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but May is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to stand and escape but May is having none of it.
Jones 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.
May postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
May connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones is looking to sweep but instead, May has passed into half guard.
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 Marion May will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
May closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
May tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
May tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
May trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
May tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
May distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones throwing strikes here but May is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones trying to control but May is having none of it.
May is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones trying to control but May is having none of it.
May 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 two minutes gone in the round.
May keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones throwing strikes here but May is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones looking to ground and pound but May is blocking nicely.
May might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
May tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones misses with some ground and pound and May recovers position to half guard.
Jones thows a huge punch but May dodges it nicely.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but May is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
May manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
May tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps May thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
May moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! May'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!
May is looking to clinch.
May tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
May wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. May will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marion May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
May tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
May drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
May is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
May tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as May tries to tie him up.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
May taking a breather.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
May wants to clinch.
Jones throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down May rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
May tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
May doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
May darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
May wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
May tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
May fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but May persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is pressing down on May's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
May with a nice head shot there.
May in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead May has moved into half guard.
Jones is pressing down on May's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
May throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marion May.
I think May 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marion May!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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