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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ni Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ni Ma!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma scores with a jab to the head.
High avoids the head kick by Ma.
Ma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ma tries to clinch there but High circles away.
High shoots for a double leg takedown but Ma sprawls well. He's pushed High's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Ma finds it's way through High's defenses.
High shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than High was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
High landing punches.
High trying to control but Ma is having none of it.
High controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High wants to control the pace but Ma is squirming around nicely.
High is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ma to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ma shrugs it off.
High lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
High looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
High content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
High trying to control but he's not successful this time.
High avoids the attempt from Ma to control.
High wants to control the pace but Ma is squirming around nicely.
High controlling his opponent.
High tries to control but Ma wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason High just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
High shoots in for a double leg but Ma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
High shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ma sprawls well. Ma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. High gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason High. That's going to take a lot out of him.
High is breathing heavily.
High walks into a straight right hand from Ma.
High has a takedown stuffed.
Ma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
High checks the leg kick nicely there.
High dives in and grabs Ma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ma pushes down on High's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps High's head backwards.
High fails with a takedown attempt.
Ni Ma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ma throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Ma does no damage.
Ma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ma tries to close the distance and clinch but High swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ma slaps away a takedown attempt from High, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ni Ma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
High takes a body punch but keeps moving.
High takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
High takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
High shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ma is looking to escape.
High works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ma is looking to escape.
High controlling from the full mount.
High trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
High raining down shots from the mount!
High postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ma looks a forlorn figure.
High unloading with bombs!
High wants to control the pace but Ma is squirming around nicely.
High controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High with shots to the head and body - Ma looks very uncomfortable down there.
High controlling from mount.
High trying to control but Ma is having none of it.
Ma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with High. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
High controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason High just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
High circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ma moves in looking to clinch but High pushes him off.
Ma wants to land a leg kick but High is out of range.
High fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ma sprawls well initially but High persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
High lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason High dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
High shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ma is trying to defend but High finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ma is trying to stand back up but High is controlling him
High is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from High there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
High works his way into side control.
High taking a breather here.
High seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ma for as long as he can get away with.
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.
High'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason High just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
High gets the takedown into side control.
High is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ma's shoulder. That is not cool.
High lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ma down.
High wants to control but Ma is keeping him busy.
High scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ma to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ma's shoulder. That is not cool.
High is putting a hurting on Ma here, landing some big shots from side control.
High trying to control the action but Ma is working from the bottom.
High controlling the position from side mount.
High stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four 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.
High has closed the distance and engaged Ma in a clinch.
High has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ma clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
High lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ma hold on?!
High controls the action.
High lands a shot to the head.
High trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason High showed his dominance in that final round.
I think High 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason High!
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hype
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