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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 1067 p4p, 547 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 149 p4p, 75 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raining Blood - Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Bird counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bird is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Bird wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bird frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Bird passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bird tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Bird is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bird pulls his head out easily.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bird pulls his head out easily.
Jones looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bird pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bird is looking to work his way around to Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Bird looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bird controlling from mount.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bird escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bird!
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bird pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bird takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bird looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Bird isn't that keen on the idea.
Bird tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Bird has a good base and remains in mount.
Bird tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Bird controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bird working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Bird 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.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bird avoids them all with ease.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Bird fails with the takedown.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Bird blocks a jab.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bird counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bird wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bird passes into side control.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bird off and has taken his back!
Bird is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bird wants to control his opponent's hands but Jones gets his hands free.
Bird tries to escape the position.
Bird is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zero Tolerance, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Bird do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jones has the hooks in. Bird is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bird rolls, trying to escape but Jones keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position well here. Bird rolled but Jones kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Jones go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bird is holding onto Jones's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bird wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 connects with a crisp jab.
Bird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Bird tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Bird gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bird ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones digs a good body shot into Bird's ribs.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bird counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones has his foot on Bird's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bird works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bird passes into side control.
Bird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Bird is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bird wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bird's best efforts.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is not content to let Bird control the position.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones looking for subs from the bottom but Bird mounts him!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bird controlling the pace for now.
Bird's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones is trying to escape the mount but Bird keeps good control and instead manages to take Jones's back.
Bird is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jones is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Jones taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bird.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Bird!
Jake Bird 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.
Barry Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I was paid well....'.
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hype
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