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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ebert (ranked 3477 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Anthony Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Ebert's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ebert.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Ebert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Ebert with a series of wild strikes but Ebert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ebert.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ebert half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Ebert pushes him off.
Ebert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Ebert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Ebert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ebert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Ebert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones's coach down at The Firm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ebert lands a body punch.
Ebert swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ebert presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones looks winded!
Ebert scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Ebert lands with a left to the head.
Ebert prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Ebert misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to push Ebert away but Ebert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Ebert misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ebert. Those never looked like landing.
Ebert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ebert throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ebert.
Ebert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ebert lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ebert fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ebert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Ebert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebert. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones moves out of range as Ebert throws a body kick.
Ebert looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Ebert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Ebert.
No joy there for Ebert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones with a hook.
Jones swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jason Ebert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ebert can pounce on him.
Jones has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ebert.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Ebert is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Ebert as the two fighters clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebert. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebert lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ebert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ebert dominated that round.
That's time! Ebert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ebert throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Ebert feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebert.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ebert circles away quickly and effectively.
Ebert misses with a body kick.
Ebert throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jones throws a right hand that Ebert ducks under and follows up with a left that Ebert also avoids with ease.
Ebert lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Anthony Jones has been cut.
Ebert just misses with a punch to the body.
Ebert tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ebert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ebert's hands.
Ebert is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones checks a low kick from Ebert.
Ebert throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jason Ebert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ebert gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Ebert can't get the takedown.
Ebert misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ebert will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ebert keeps moving.
Ebert is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones is looking to stand up but Ebert won't let him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ebert keeps the fight on the outside.
Ebert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Ebert avoids the body shot from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Ebert. Those never looked like landing.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ebert.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Ebert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ebert avoids a punch combination nicely.
You can see that Jones has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert scores with a nice body kick.
Ebert misses with a body shot.
Ebert circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ebert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ebert misses with a wild combination.
Ebert swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Ebert with an uppercut!
Jones throws a right and a left that Ebert avoids nicely.
Ebert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebert.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ebert.
Ebert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Ebert lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ebert.
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!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Ebert throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Ebert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ebert lands with a good body shot.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ebert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Ebert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebert. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Ebert takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Ebert's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ebert duly obliges.
Ebert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Ebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ebert dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Ebert throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Ebert misses with a two punch combination.
Ebert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Ebert defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Ebert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ebert explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ebert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebert lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ebert scores with a leg kick.
Ebert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ebert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebert misses with a body shot.
Ebert misses the shot to the body.
Jones looks to land a combination but Ebert avoids it well.
Jason Ebert is winning the standup battle so far.
Ebert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ebert.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ebert counters with a left to the body.
Ebert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ebert throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Ebert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ebert throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jason Ebert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ebert connects with a body shot.
Ebert 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.
Ebert throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Ebert throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebert.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ebert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ebert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to circle away but Ebert has him pinned against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Ebert has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Ebert as the two fighters clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ebert is keeping busy.
Anthony Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Ebert has the dominant position.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ebert lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ebert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ebert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ebert!
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