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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Chase (ranked 1051 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 142 p4p, 173 weight class). Chase kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Danny Chase has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chase was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Chase has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Chase gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chase stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Chase throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chase loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chase content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chase's guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Chase managing to control the position.
Chase utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chase is trying to keep Jones in close.
Chase 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.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chase will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chase working a defensive guard here.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Chase wants to sweep but no luck.
Chase working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chase working a defensive guard here.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Chase.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chase swings widly with a right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws the left hand but Chase avoids the punch easily.
Chase connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Chase throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chase. Chase circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chase darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chase misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chase fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Chase is now in Jones's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase throws a big elbow that misses.
Chase postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Chase any problems.
Chase is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones striking from the bottom.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chase is one step ahead there.
Jones throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
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 Danny Chase will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chase uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Chase lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Chase misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Chase manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Danny Chase overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones 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.
Chase landing some decent shots from guard.
Chase wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Chase with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chase distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chase slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones stands up over Chase, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Chase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones advances to half guard.
Chase is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chase avoid being mounted?
Jones working over Chase with some ground and pound. Chase looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chase punching from the bottom.
Chase moves into full guard.
Jones throws a strike but Chase rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chase makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Chase any problems.
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chase trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Chase working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chase's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chase throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Chase works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Chase controlling him for the moment.
Chase wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chase working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Chase dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Chase fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Chase persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chase working the head and body with strikes.
Chase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones striking from the bottom.
Chase not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chase scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has hold of Chase's hands but Chase slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Chase there.
Jones moves into full guard.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase working some strikes from top position.
Chase chips away with some ground and pound.
Chase content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Chase any problems.
Chase with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chase landing with the ground and pound.
Chase throwing strikes but missing.
Chase wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Chase landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands a couple of elbows.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Chase finish him?
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chase manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones cracks Chase with a solid left hand.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jason Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones distracts Chase with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Chase uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Chase!
Chase is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Chase any problems.
Chase stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chase forces his way into half guard.
Chase wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chase is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Chase blocks the strikes from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Chase in his half guard.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chase scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chase pulls his head out easily.
Chase prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chase.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Chase showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chase 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Chase!
A victorious Danny Chase thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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