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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Bolton tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Bolton has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolton has double underhooks. #TD#
Bolton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bolton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolton is controlling Jones's posture.
Bolton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bolton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SU2#
Jones gets to his feet - Bolton follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Bolton clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Bolton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body. #TD2#
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Bolton is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Bolton throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolton 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.
Bolton wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is pulling down on Bolton's head. It's preventing any offense from Bolton, at least for the moment.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolton landing with the ground and pound.
Bolton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bolton preventing the sweep. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#ES2#
Jones has his feet on Bolton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL#
Bolton instigates a clinch.
Bolton is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Bolton decides to pull guard.
Bolton wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolton pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bolton keeps moving. #SUB#
Bolton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3#
Bolton is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bolton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bolton trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bolton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bolton avoids it really well and circles away.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Bolton saw it coming and moves away.
Jones lands a jab to Bolton's midsection.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Bolton.
Jones is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolton jumps guard but Jones stands there with Bolton around his waist. Bolton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolton jumps guard but Jones stands there with Bolton around his waist. Bolton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.#BC#
Bolton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Bolton tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Bolton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolton tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Jones looks to move away, Bolton throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.#T1##CL#
Bolton instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Bolton jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolton smiles and moves away.
Garry Bolton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jones.
Bolton slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T2##CL#
Bolton moves into the clinch.
Bolton blocks the elbow strike.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bolton walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bolton is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Bolton circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bolton swivels and escapes.
Bolton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolton but Bolton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolton wants to clinch.#T3##CL#
Bolton has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Bolton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Bolton.#T4#
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.
Bolton wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolton as he jumps to the side.
Bolton is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Jones has Bolton up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Bolton manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Garry Bolton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bolton blocks a head kick by Jones.
#CL2#
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garry Bolton has scored more points in the clinch so far.#TD#
Bolton pulls guard.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bolton looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolton, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Bolton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
Bolton wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him. #T1#
Bolton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bolton is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Bolton prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones trying to control the position.
Bolton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
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.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#ES2#
Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Bolton.#TD#
Bolton pulls Jones into guard.
Bolton is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Bolton looking to control.
#T3#
Bolton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bolton tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a one two combo.
#CUT2#
It looks like Garry Bolton has been cut.
Bolton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Bolton, which made it look bad.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T4##TD#
Bolton manages to pull guard.
Jones postures up in Bolton's guard and throws a big left but Bolton blocks it.
Jones won't allow Bolton to sweep him here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Bolton is looking to stand back up but Jones counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bolton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolton holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mark Jones!
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