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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Bryan (ranked 2747 p4p, 325 weight class) and Allen Jones Jr (ranked 3094 p4p, 352 weight class). Allen Jones Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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192 cm
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Allen Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr throws the left hand but Bryan avoids the punch easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bryan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Bryan throws an elbow but Jones Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Bryan happy to just control the position for now.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jones Jr defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr dodges the ground and pound from Bryan.
Jones Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bryan.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bryan is putting a hurting on Jones Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bryan tries to move to mount but Jones Jr blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here.
Jones Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bryan scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones Jr is avoiding damage well.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've been hearing good reports from Bryan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bryan 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.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Jones Jr defends.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Jones Jr defends.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones Jr down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Bryan crashes against the mat.
Bryan working the ground and pound but Jones Jr is defending the strikes.
Bryan throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Jones Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Jones Jr defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Bryan.
Bryan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones Jr parries the strikes from Bryan easily there. Bryan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones Jr to escape.
Bryan working the strikes but Jones Jr uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan content to control rather than advance.
We've been informed that Jones Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Bryan sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Bryan seems content to control.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Jones Jr.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Jr scores with the left hand. Bryan knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jones Jr counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan feints and as Jones Jr raises his hands in defense, Bryan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Jones Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones Jr can do to turn this around?
Jones Jr is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
Tomi Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryan looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones Jr lands with a hook. Bryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryan throws a hook but Jones Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan gets a takedown into half guard.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones Jr defending well though.
Bryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones Jr wants to control but Bryan is keeping busy.
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryan.
Bryan lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones Jr defending well though.
Jones Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Bryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bryan misses with an uppercut.
Jones Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Bryan was well out of range.
Bryan misses with a left hand
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Bryan slips the punch.
Bryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bryan lands a nice forearm strike.
Bryan cracks Jones Jr with a big elbow.
Bryan grinds an elbow into Jones Jr's temple.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Bryan cracks Jones Jr with a big elbow.
Jones Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bryan throws an elbow but Jones Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Bryan.
Bryan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Jones Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bryan.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones Jr keeps working.
Bryan misses with the ground and pound.
Jones Jr is not content to let Bryan control the position.
Bryan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Bryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Bryan dominates the positioning.
Bryan throws an elbow but Jones Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryan advances to mount.
Bryan cracks Jones Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Allen Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan throwing strikes here but Jones Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tomi Bryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jones Jr wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bryan celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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