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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tree Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tree Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Bisping throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Jones.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is looking to clinch but Bisping is avoiding it.
Bisping looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones tries to clinch up but Bisping circles away and keeps his distance.
Bisping misses with a wild combination.
Bisping stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bisping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bisping is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisping.
Bisping with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bisping slips under a jab.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch up but Bisping circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bisping swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bisping on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bisping swinging wilding here.
Danga de danga de dang - Bisping scores with a four punch combination!
Jones wants to clinch up but Bisping keeps it at a distance.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones rushes Bisping and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bisping has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bisping blocks an elbow strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bisping lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bisping blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bisping on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones working Bisping over with knees to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bisping is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Bisping lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bisping.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bisping wants a takedown.
Tree Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Bisping shrugs off.
Bisping takes an elbow to the temple.
Bisping has Jones pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bisping.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bisping avoids it.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bisping dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rex Bisping will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bisping takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bisping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Bisping in his tracks for a moment.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bisping blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bisping avoids it.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Bisping looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Bisping is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Bisping into the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones wants to clinch but Bisping slips to the side
and Bisping counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Bisping tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tree Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Bisping lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bisping's defenses.
Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisping pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Bisping blocks with his arms.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones letting Bisping take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Bisping.
Bisping working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bisping's brow.
Bisping leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
Bisping lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bisping misses with an elbow strike.
Bisping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Bisping in a clinch.
Bisping is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bisping persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisping.
Bisping works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bisping prevents Jones from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisping lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bisping thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Bisping with a series of wild strikes but Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bisping takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Bisping had a free shot at his head there.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Bisping.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Bisping misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bisping as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisping finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Bisping lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Bisping forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bisping lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Bisping blocks it.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Bisping won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
Rex Bisping seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Bisping.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bisping scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Bisping avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bisping managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Bisping shrugs off.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bisping pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Bisping changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bisping with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Bisping's head.
Bisping misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Bisping throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bisping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Bisping smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bisping misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Tree Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bisping throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Bisping throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Tree Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Bisping avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Bisping takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex Bisping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bisping takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bisping's brow.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bisping.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Bisping in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rex Bisping has been cut.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bisping - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bisping missing with knees to the body.
Bisping dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rex Bisping.
Well Bisping has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Bisping!
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