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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MF Jones (ranked 1389 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Jack Nice (ranked 186 p4p, 226 weight class). Nice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: “Warped” RHCP. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Nice enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MF Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nice!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nice.
Nice controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice lands a shoulder strike.
Nice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones thows a leg kick but Nice checks it
and Nice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Nice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Nice struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Nice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nice's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Nice.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Nice prevents a body shot from Jones.
Nice lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A body shot lands from Nice.
Nice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice stalls.
Nice is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nice.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Nice digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nice tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nice misses with a body punch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Nice blocks it.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Nice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice lands with a light punch inside.
Nice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nice drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones tries to move to mount but Nice blocks the move with his legs.
Nice is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice can't do much from the bottom here.
Nice manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nice is looking for a kimura here.
Nice is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Nice drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nice has Jones in his guard.
Jones won't allow Nice to sweep him here.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nice tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jones presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nice dominated that 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.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nice looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones pulls Nice in close to prevent any damage.
Nice pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Nice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nice trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Nice goes for an armbar but he's not got it Jones turns into him and now he's in Nice's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nice wants to hit a sweep here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nice there!
Nice looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nice is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jones's guard. Nice work there by Nice.
Nice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Nice from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to control the position.
Nice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Nice has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Nice.
Nice wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice is looking to stall here but Jones recovers full guard.
Jones seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice moves into the clinch successfully.
MF Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice lands a right hand.
Nice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Nice controls his hands.
Nice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Nice is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Nice.
Nice stalling the fight.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Nice won't allow it.
Nice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Nice controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Nice scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Nice pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Nice. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a push kick but Nice slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Nice.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones tries to work over Nice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Nice.
Jones tries a body shot but Nice blocks it.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jack Nice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Nice scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to pull guard but Nice holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice lands a nice uppercut.
Nice struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Nice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nice passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Nice.
Nice trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Nice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice stalling.
Jones won't allow Nice to pass to mount.
Nice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Nice eventually gives up the hold.
Nice moves nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Nice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Nice!
A relieved looking Jack Nice thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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