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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen misses with a body shot.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Eriksen tries to clinch up.
Eriksen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones slips a straight right by Eriksen.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones slips a jab from Eriksen.
Marshall Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones closes the distance but Eriksen moves to the side
and Eriksen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Eriksen in a clinch.
Eriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Eriksen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eriksen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch
and Eriksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Eriksen.
Eriksen misses with a double jab
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Eriksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksen's defenses.
Jones avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Eriksen in his tracks for a moment.
Jones has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Eriksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Eriksen wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Jones cracks Eriksen with a nice body shot.
Jones keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Eriksen fails to land.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Eriksen in his tracks for a moment.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Eriksen fails to land.
Jones prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is trying to stall.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eriksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Eriksen tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen lands with a left to the head.
Eriksen wants to break free but Jones has control.
Eriksen letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch.
Eriksen misses with a wild combination.
Eriksen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Eriksen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eriksen.
Eriksen wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksen.
Eriksen tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Eriksen dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Eriksen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but Eriksen is having none of it.
Eriksen misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to clinch up but Eriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Eriksen closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Eriksen lands with a right to the head.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eriksen avoids it.
Eriksen breaks the clinch.
Eriksen scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Eriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Eriksen works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eriksen has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Eriksen.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Eriksen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eriksen's corner calls for a 1-2. Eriksen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Eriksen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eriksen's brow.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Eriksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eriksen throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Eriksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eriksen throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Eriksen.
Eriksen swinging wilding here.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eriksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Marshall Eriksen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksen lands a jab.
Eriksen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eriksen throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eriksen misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Eriksen looks to clinch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up but Eriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eriksen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eriksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Eriksen. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eriksen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Eriksen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones wants to clinch up but Eriksen keeps it at a distance.
Eriksen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Eriksen misses with a wild body shot.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Eriksen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eriksen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Eriksen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eriksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eriksen's brow.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eriksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Eriksen avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones looking to stall.
Eriksen lands a shoulder strike.
Jones prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Eriksen blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
Eriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Eriksen circles away.
Eriksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eriksen missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eriksen tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Eriksen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksen misses with a body shot.
Eriksen drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
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 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eriksen is defending well for now.
Eriksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones working Eriksen over with knees to the body.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Eriksen improves position.
Jones keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eriksen loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Eriksen instigates a clinch.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Eriksen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Eriksen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Eriksen.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Eriksen 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!
Eriksen has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksen's defenses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Eriksen tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eriksen is defending well for now.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksen's defenses.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones taking a breather.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eriksen's brow.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eriksen is defending well for now.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eriksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen breaks the clinch.
Eriksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksen.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Eriksen on the inside.
Eriksen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eriksen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eriksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is looking to control Eriksen's arms but Eriksen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is leaning against Eriksen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Eriksen wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eriksen tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Eriksen wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones trying to stall but Eriksen improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Eriksen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eriksen.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Jones just leaning against Eriksen, taking a breather.
Jones keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones is pushing Eriksen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Eriksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eriksen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksen avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sam Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksen lands a left hand.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Eriksen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eriksen 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Eriksen!
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hype
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