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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Still D.R.E. Ben Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richards wants it to stay on the feet.
Richards wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Richards tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ben Richards has been cut.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Richards goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Richards instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Richards's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richards tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Richards effectively controlling the action here.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Richards pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Richards gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Richards's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Richards's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control momentarily.
Jones is controlling the position but Richards somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Richards wants to get back to full guard.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones wants to take a breather but Richards is having none of it.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Richards's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones moves to the back.
Jones keeps control of the position easily here as Richards tries to buck him off.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets his hands free as Richards looks to control.
Richards rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
That's two 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 pressing down on Richards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Richards is holding on for now.
Richards wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Richards wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richards pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Richards clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Richards blocks with his arms.
Richards tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Richards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards has picked Jones up - he's going for a ride! Richards dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Richards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Richards is working away.
Well, if Jones 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Richards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Richards is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Richards is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones prevents Richards from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Richards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jamal Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Richards is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richards tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richards!
Richards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal 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
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