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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgios Tsitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeff Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georgios Tsitas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsitas shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tsitas looks gassed!
Tsitas shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tsitas.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgios Tsitas.
Tsitas blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Tsitas with a series of wild strikes but Tsitas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsitas avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsitas shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tsitas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsitas off to one side.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsitas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsitas dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Tsitas's head and hops out.
Jones throws a right and a left that Tsitas avoids nicely.
Tsitas shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Jones throws a right and a left that Tsitas avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsitas.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tsitas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Tsitas moves his leg out of the way.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Tsitas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsitas dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Tsitas's head and hops out.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tsitas shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgios Tsitas.
Tsitas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones is controlling Tsitas's posture.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control.
Tsitas stops Jones from standing up.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsitas is one step ahead there.
Tsitas throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsitas is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Tsitas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Tsitas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tsitas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsitas shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Tsitas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones stalks Tsitas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tsitas's face. Tsitas staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Tsitas backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Tsitas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeff Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgios Tsitas.
Jones throws a right and a left that Tsitas avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsitas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsitas.
Jeff Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Tsitas avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jones!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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