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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Nas - Hero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm
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184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
21
168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Jones! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Macaw misses the jab. Macaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jones throws a lazy right hand but Macaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macaw is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Macaw circles away and we're back to standing. Jones feints and as Macaw raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Macaw wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment. Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Macaw's head. Jones throws and elbow that misses. Macaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Macaw! Jones wants to sweep here but Macaw controlling him for the moment. Jones looking to control.
Jones is controlling Macaw's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones wants to stand but Macaw is controlling the position. Jones has a closed guard, preventing Macaw from standing up. Macaw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Macaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones. Jones wants to clinch. Macaw checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Nice uppercut there from Jones. Macaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones moves away from the strike by Macaw. Macaw throws a leg kick and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Macaw 's knee. A lazy body kick from Macaw and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones. Macaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Jones wants to control from the top but Macaw keeps moving. Jones looking to pass the guard. Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Jones with a flurry of punches that miss. Jones distracts Macaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Macaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Macaw looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range. Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macaw swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jab by Macaw. A low kick from Macaw misses and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Jones misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target. Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macaw as he avoids it easily. Macaw throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily. Jones lands a brutal head kick. Macaw looks out on his feet and Jones throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Terry Jones!
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C
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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