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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Dukes (ranked 24921 p4p, 569 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 5873 p4p, 489 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through with a takedown into Dukes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Dukes keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones stands up over Dukes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Dukes blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dukes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Dukes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones is pushing down on Dukes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dukes is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dukes is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to control but Dukes is keeping him busy.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones thows a huge punch but Dukes dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the action but Dukes is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Dukes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones is keen to just control but Dukes is a slippery customer.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Dukes is working from the bottom.
Jones with the ground and pound but Dukes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones is pushing down on Dukes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dukes is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dukes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Dukes is defending well.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dukes's head.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones throwing strikes here but Dukes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dukes's face.
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Dukes manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Dukes is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dukes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones looking to ground and pound but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Dukes blocking the ground and pound.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Dukes bucks and avoids them well.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dukes because Jones loaded up on that one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dukes taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dukes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones punching from mount but Dukes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones punching from mount but Dukes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones throwing strikes here but Dukes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dukes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dukes because Jones loaded up on that one.
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Dukes blocking the ground and pound.
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones scoring with strikes but Dukes is staying in there.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Dukes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Dukes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dukes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones throwing strikes here but Dukes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dukes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Dukes manages to avoid easily.
Dukes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dukes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Jones breaks from Dukes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones working Dukes over with strikes here.
Dukes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Dukes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dukes pulls guard effortlessly.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukes keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Dukes defends it.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dukes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dukes's head.
Jones trying to control the action but Dukes is working from the bottom.
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 might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dukes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dukes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dukes did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones throwing shots but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Jones throwing shots but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Dukes is defending the position.
Dukes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Barry Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones working over Dukes with some ground and pound. Dukes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dukes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is trying to control. Dukes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Dukes defends it.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Dukes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Dukes defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Dukes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dukes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is pushing down on Dukes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dukes is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dukes trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dukes's head.
Jones passes to side control.
Dukes stops Jones from passing to mount.
Dukes parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dukes to escape.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Well,Dukes is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Jones trying to control the action but Dukes is working from the bottom.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Dukes dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dukes dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Dukes denies him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound but Dukes is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dukes dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Dukes defending against the ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dukes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones working the ground and pound but Dukes is defending the strikes.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Barry Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Barry Jones!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Barry Jones!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Barry Jones!
Barry Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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