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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Miiir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Miiir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miiir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miiir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Miiir throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miiir wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Miiir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miiir wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miiir is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Miiir is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miiir misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Miiir moves away and avoids it.
Jones tries to clinch but Miiir moves away
and Miiir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones drives through and clinches with Miiir against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones tries for a takedown but Miiir manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Miiir is controlling the position.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Miiir has double underhooks.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Miiir's takedown attempt.
Miiir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miiir lands a nice uppercut.
Miiir stalling in the clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miiir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miiir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miiir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones prevents Miiir from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Miiir keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Miiir won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miiir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Miiir's takedown attempt.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Miiir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Miiir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miiir lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Miiir closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has Miiir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miiir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miiir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Miiir misses.
Miiir is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Miiir.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miiir keeps working.
Jones throwing shots but Miiir is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Miiir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miiir is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miiir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Miiir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miiir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones wants to take a breather but Miiir is having none of it.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is looking to stall here but Miiir recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Miiir.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Miiir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miiir tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones trying to control but Miiir is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miiir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miiir avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jones.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miiir off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Miiir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miiir counters with a one-two to the body.
Miiir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Miiir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones controls Miiir momentarily but Miiir frees himself.
Miiir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Miiir from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miiir stops Jones from standing up.
Miiir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Miiir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Miiir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Miiir is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miiir wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miiir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Miiir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miiir lands a nice short elbow.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miiir is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miiir scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miiir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miiir with a nice head shot there.
Jones working for a triangle but Miiir defends it easily.
Miiir wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a good elbow from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miiir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miiir is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jones has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Miiir is looking to defend but Jones has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Miiir! Jones pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Miiir taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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