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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Light Weight Jones (ranked 2230 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Ernest Chabot (ranked 232 p4p, 329 weight class). Ernest Chabot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Light Weight Jones's chin.
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178 cm
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Weight Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernest Chabot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chabot tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Chabot is quick to defend against it.
Chabot shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Light Weight Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Chabot.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones scores with a takedown into Chabot's guard.
Chabot keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chabot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to control from the top but Chabot keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Chabot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chabot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chabot is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jones.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chabot tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
Jones is trying to control Chabot's posture but Chabot avoids it.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones prevents Chabot from improving position.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Chabot controlling the position.
Chabot gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Chabot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
My spies in Copes inform me that Chabot has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Chabot seems content to control.
Chabot wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chabot takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Chabot might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chabot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Light Weight Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chabot shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chabot can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Chabot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Chabot keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chabot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Chabot has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Chabot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants to control from the top but Chabot keeps moving.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chabot fails to land the takedown.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chabot's guard.
Chabot keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Chabot is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Chabot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chabot controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chabot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones working for a triangle but Chabot defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones keeping full guard, as Chabot tries to pass.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones controls Chabot momentarily but Chabot frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Chabot defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Weight Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Chabot on that attempt.
Ernest Chabot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones throws a strike but Chabot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chabot can do to turn this around?
Chabot slips nicely into half guard.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chabot is working away from the top position though.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Chabot tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabot controlling the action here.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Chabot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones wants to control but Chabot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Light Weight Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones wants to control but Chabot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chabot wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Light Weight Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chabot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chabot is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Chabot shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Chabot and move into the clinch.
Chabot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chabot won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chabot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chabot has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Chabot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chabot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chabot passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chabot tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
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 escape the position but Chabot is controlling the position.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Well, if Chabot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Chabot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chabot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ernest Chabot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Chabot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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