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ECFC 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Franck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Archie Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Franck!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Archer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franck in his tracks.
Archer has closed the distance and engaged Franck in a clinch.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franck backwards.
It looks like Joseph Franck has been cut.
I was talking to Archer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Franck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Archer catches Franck right on the button with a cross.
Franck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Archer misses with an uppercut. Franck saw that one coming.
Franck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer has hold of Franck's hands but Franck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Archer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Archer trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Franck from controlling successfully.
Archer 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.
Franck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Archer keeping moving, preventing Franck from controlling successfully.
Archer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Franck has passed into side control.
Archer keeping his opponent close.
Archer can't do much from the bottom here.
Archer is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
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.
You can see the frustration on Archer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Franck working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Franck's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Archer can't do much from the bottom here.
Franck tries to advance to mount but Archer denies him.
Franck lands an elbow.
Archer is not content to let Franck control the position.
Archer is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is not content to let Franck control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ground and pound from Franck seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Archer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Franck is controlling him well.
Archer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Franck is working for a kimura but Archer is defending it quite comfortably.
Archer is looking to improve his position.
Franck trying to control from half guard but Archer is working away.
Archer wants to improve his position but Franck is controlling well.
Franck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Franck sits in half guard.
Archer trying to control here.
Archer wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Franck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franck feints the counter takedown.
Archer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franck's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franck slips under a jab from Archer.
Franck drives through with a takedown into Archer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Franck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joseph Franck's cut.
That's time! Archer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Archer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archer throws an overhand right that lands on Franck's shoulder, as Franck tries to avoid the shot.
Franck with the counter takedown but Archer avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Archer misses the target.
Franck fails with the takedown.
Archer lands a two punch combo.
Franck fails with a takedown attempt.
Archie Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Franck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franck can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franck slips under a jab.
Franck with the counter takedown but Archer avoids it easily.
Franck dives in for a single leg takedown but Archer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joseph Franck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archer throws a body punch but Franck moves out of range.
Archer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Archie Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
Franck throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franck just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franck. Franck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Franck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Franck shoots in but Archer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Franck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Archie Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archer.
Franck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Archer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franck slips a straight right by Archer.
Franck with the counter takedown but Archer avoids it easily.
A big right from Archer misses.
Franck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Archer scores with a nice strike.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer wants to clinch.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Archer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Franck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Archer sprawls well initially but Franck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Archer wants to control but Franck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Archer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Franck is looking to take a break and control but Archer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Archer defending well though.
Joseph Franck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Franck prevents Archer from standing back up.
Archer is looking for a sweep. Franck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Archer is holding on to half guard well.
Franck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer manages to get to full guard.
Archer trying to keep a closed guard but Franck is proving a slippery customer.
Archer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Franck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Archer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Archer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Archer trying to control but Franck is working from the bottom.
Franck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Archer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Franck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Franck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Archer throws out the jab.
Archer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franck manages to avoid it.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franck manages to avoid it.
Franck ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Franck has a takedown stuffed.
Archer lunges at Franck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Franck's hand.
Archer connects with a body shot that sends Franck's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Archer as he connects with a hook.
Archer dips to his left and cracks Franck with an uppercut!
Archer fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franck manages to avoid it.
Franck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franck dives in for a single leg takedown but Archer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Archer lands a nice hook to Franck's body. Franck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Archer looks to land a left hand but Franck moved out of range nicely.
Archie Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franck fails with the takedown.
Archie Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Franck.
A telegraphed right hand from Archer misses the target.
Franck with the counter takedown but Archer avoids it easily.
Archer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Archer tries to clinch but Franck is having none of it.
Franck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Archer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franck shoots in for a takedown but Archer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Franck is out of range.
Franck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Archer defends it well.
Jab from Archer.
A combination from Archer does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Franck's head but Franck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Franck tries to counter it with a takedown but Archer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Franck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Archer but Archer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Archer.
Franck shoots for a takedown but Archer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
Archer throws a looping overhand right but Franck ducks down to avoid it.
Franck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franck trying to control the position but Archer is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Franck seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Archer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Franck off and has taken his back!
Franck can't escape the position.
Franck defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Franck is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franck preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Archer.
Franck is trying to stand back up.
A lull in the action here.
Franck trying to control the position but Archer manages to sink in the hooks.
Franck defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Archer's arms.
Franck looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Franck looking very determined here, making life difficult for Archer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Archer 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Archer!
After winning the bout, Archie Archer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep. Utley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paramore - Ignorance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp lands a head shot.
Utley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
Knapp sets himself, and Utley steps forward looking for the clinch! Knapp avoids it this time.
Utley shoots in but no luck this time.
Knapp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knapp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Utley shoots in for a takedown but Knapp shows good takedown defense.
Knapp tries to clinch but Utley moves out of range.
Utley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knapp drops his shoulder and cracks Utley with a huge uppercut! Utley goes down! Can Knapp finish him?
Utley is rocked!
It looks like Chase Utley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Utley is still in real trouble! Can Knapp finish him?
Utley is pulling down on Knapp's head to control his posture.
Utley is working an open guard so Knapp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Utley seems to have recovered his senses.
Utley gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Knapp gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Utley is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Knapp!
Peter Knapp was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas comes to the cage accompanied by Bo-lieve. Walker has chosen Top Cats - Red Light Spells Danger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boston Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Dallas throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dallas.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dallas finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dallas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dallas in his tracks.
Dallas misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dallas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dallas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dallas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dallas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dallas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Dallas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dallas is rocked!
Walker cracks Dallas with a left hook right on the temple and Dallas goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Walker lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Dallas is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Walker!
Our winner, Jay Walker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jony Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jony Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith has Mann pushed against the cage.
Mann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Mann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mann tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jony Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushes Mann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mann is looking for a takedown.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith gets through Mann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith cracks Mann with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mann takes a shot to the head.
Mann is rocked!
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mann's elbow.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith drops Mann onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mann is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann is pressed against the cage. Smith pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Mann! Two more big strikes from Smith and Mann crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Flint has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Black!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Flint's shoulder, as Flint tries to avoid the shot.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Flint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black misses with a looping right.
Flint misses with a looping right.
Flint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Flint dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Flint's head and hops out.
Black scores with the left hand. Flint knows he should have avoided that one.
Flint moves away from the strike by Black.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black misses with a hook. Flint ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Flint misses.
Flint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black cracks Flint with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Flint looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Black finish him?
Flint is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Oh Flint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Flint flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Flint is out cold! Black holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
220 lbs
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215 lbs
20 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ciprut tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rose is in Ciprut's guard.
Rose wants to control from the top but Ciprut keeps moving.
Ciprut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ciprut dives on top into guard.
Ciprut wants to stand and escape but instead Rose has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Ciprut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ciprut wants to stand but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ciprut is proving hard to escape from.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Ciprut wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Ciprut keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
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.
Ciprut wants to stand but Rose is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ciprut's waist but Ciprut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprut stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciprut wants it to stay on the feet.
That kick from Ciprut tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ciprut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ciprut steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciprut pinned against the cage. Ciprut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose tries to pull guard but Ciprut holds him up against the cage and eventually Rose drops back down to his feet.
Rose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ciprut gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ciprut looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jarred Rose has been cut.
Rose gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ciprut regains guard.
Ciprut wriggles free and stands up.
A head kick misses from Ciprut.
Rose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rose has Ciprut up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose lands an elbow that stopped Ciprut in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ciprut blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Ciprut scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ciprut misses with a knee strike.
Ciprut takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ciprut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ciprut walks away with a smile on his face. Rose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose shoots and misses
and Ciprut counters with a thumping low kick.
Rose clinches with his opponent.
Ciprut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingsley Ciprut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarred Rose's cut.
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.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ciprut counters with a big head kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Ciprut tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown but Ciprut manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciprut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ciprut tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciprut tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Ciprut sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ciprut displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciprut pinned against the cage. Ciprut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ciprut tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses.
Rose throws a jab when Ciprut was well out of range.
Ciprut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Ciprut's head.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciprut working Rose over with knees to the body.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
Rose pulls guard effortlessly.
Ciprut stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciprut bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ciprut quickly recovers to half guard.
Ciprut is trying to stand up here but Rose is controlling him well.
Jarred Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose 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.
Ciprut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Ciprut is trying to stand back up but Rose is controlling him
Ciprut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Rose is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ciprut sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut wants to get back to his feet.
Ciprut is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rose seems to be working for a kimura but Ciprut defends the submission attempt.
Ciprut is trying to stand back up but Rose is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ciprut throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rose's head.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Ciprut as Rose shoots in.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ciprut moves into the clinch.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose manages to pull guard.
Ciprut stands up from Rose's guard - Ciprut perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ciprut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ciprut scores with a head kick.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Ciprut clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Ciprut looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarred Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rose blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose.
Ciprut prevents Rose from improving position.
Ciprut explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ciprut misses with a body punch
and Rose counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ciprut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Ciprut tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Ciprut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ciprut is keeping busy.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciprut stalling against the cage.
Rose tries to pull guard but Ciprut won't allow it.
Ciprut lands with a right to the head.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Ciprut.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Ciprut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose sets himself, and Ciprut steps forward looking for the clinch! Rose avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Ciprut.
Ciprut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ciprut has Rose pushed against the cage.
Rose has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ciprut clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut trying to get back to his feet but Rose is in full control for now.
Ciprut manages to escape to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose tries to counter with a takedown but Ciprut is quick to defend against it.
Ciprut lands a high kick!
Rose gets a takedown into half guard.
Rose throwing shots but Ciprut is blocking nicely.
Ciprut on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ciprut tries to kick Rose off but Rose keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rose wants to work for an arm triangle but Ciprut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rose is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jarred Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingsley Ciprut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose wants to free his trapped foot but Ciprut is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ciprut's head.
Rose wants to work for an arm triangle but Ciprut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 Jarred Rose.
I think Ciprut 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Ciprut!
During a confident post fight interview, Kingsley Ciprut thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between B A Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). B A Ware is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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281 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, B A Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a series of punches but Ware avoids them all with ease.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ware counters with a thumping low kick.
King has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ware circles away quickly and effectively.
As King tries to get set, Ware tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
Ware avoids a punch combination nicely.
King blocks a head kick by Ware.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ware clinches.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ware has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Ware.
Ware lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is trying to force a seperation but Ware has the dominant position.
King can't break the clinch.
Ware is struggling to control the position.
Ware lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Ware uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ware.
A right hook to the body lands for Ware.
A short uppercut from Ware.
Ware works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King looks winded!
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ware has him pressed against the cage.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Ware.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ware.
Ware throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ware lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ware lands with a left to the head.
Ware stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ware gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ware creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ware.
It looks like Don King has been cut.
King manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from King misses.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ware counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ware.
Nice body punch from Ware.
Ware keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ware lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ware lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ware.
Ware lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ware lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ware unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ware is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ware is working King over against the cage.
Ware lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ware scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ware lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ware will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
Ware lands a body punch.
Ware will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
Ware lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ware lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ware working King over with knees to the body.
Ware lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ware on the inside.
Ware stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ware.
Ware lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ware lands a shoulder strike.
Ware's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ware lands a body shot in the clinch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Ware avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Ware presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ware is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ware works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
B A Ware dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ware misses the shot to the body.
Ware is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ware lands a nice shot to the body.
Ware throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ware forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Ware uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ware just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Ware blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Ware lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Ware.
A left hand lands to the body for Ware.
King is breathing heavily.
Ware pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Don King's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ware lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops King to his knees! Ware keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). B A Ware!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
155 lbs
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38
151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Su han is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Su han misses.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Su han gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones prevents a body shot from Su han.
Su han fails to pull guard.
Su han jumps into guard, dragging Jones to the mat.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Su han is keeping the position.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Su han 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su han is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones is working Su han over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Su han manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Su han in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones'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.
Su han won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Su han stands up from Jones's guard - Su han perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab by Jones.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Su han's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Su han stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Su han is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Su han keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Su han is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Su han wants to get back to full guard.
Su han trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones 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.
Su han tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Su han is not content to let Jones control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is keen to just control but Su han is a slippery customer.
Su han wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Su han lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Su han checks it.
Su han swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Su han doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Su han tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Su han has taken the fight to the clinch.
Su han wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Su han.
Su han decides to pull guard.
Su han 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.
Su han keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Su han bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is adopting a defensive 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 Luke Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones cracks Su han with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Su han pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Su han is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Su han.
Su han gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Su han jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Su han.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Su han not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Su han looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones trying to control but Su han is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Su han is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Su han stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Su han clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Jones.
Su han tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Su han tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Su han tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Su han.
Jones connects with a right hand. Su han shakes it off.
Su han clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Su han turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Su han. Oh but Jones has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Su han goes limp - he's gone! Jones jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luke Jones!
Luke Jones retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Luke Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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