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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguelangel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 cm
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173 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguelangel Jiminez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Bacon! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jiminez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bacon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Jiminez landing some decent shots from guard. Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jiminez scoring with some ground and pound. Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard. Jiminez landing with the ground and pound. Jiminez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Jiminez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Bacon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jiminez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bacon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jiminez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jiminez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jiminez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jiminez throws a big right hand that misses. Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body. Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard. Jiminez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Jiminez is working Bacon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Jiminez postures up and lands a big shot to Bacon's brow. Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jiminez scoring with some ground and pound. Jiminez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Bacon is looking to stand up but Jiminez isn't so interested in that idea. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Jiminez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jiminez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jiminez cracks Bacon with a solid left hand. Jiminez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jiminez landing some decent shots from guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jiminez's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Jiminez passes into half guard.
Jiminez looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Jiminez drops an elbow to the side of Bacon's head. Bacon has hold of Jiminez's hands but Jiminez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bacon is trying to stand back up but Jiminez is controlling him
Bacon taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard. Jiminez scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead. Jiminez looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Jiminez lands strikes from half guard. Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead. Bacon taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Bacon taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard. Bacon is trying to stand.
Jiminez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jiminez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Jiminez drops an elbow to the side of Bacon's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jiminez is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jiminez scoring with strikes to the body and head. Jiminez is nestled in close to Bacon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Ground and pound from Jiminez. Bacon looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jiminez slips a nice elbow through Bacon's hands, connecting with Bacon's forehead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelangel Jiminez dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Jiminez keeps it at a distance. Jiminez scores with a takedown into Bacon's guard. Jiminez distracts Bacon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Jiminez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Jiminez thows a big elbow that misses. Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard. Jiminez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Jiminez cracks Bacon with a solid left hand. Jiminez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Jiminez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Jiminez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jiminez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bacon wants to stand up but Jiminez is controlling him. Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body. Jiminez landing with the ground and pound. Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Jiminez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Jiminez chips away with some ground and pound. Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body. Jiminez working some strikes from top position. Jiminez landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jiminez works over Bacon with some ground and pound from guard. Jiminez chips away with some ground and pound. Jiminez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Bacon keeping moving, preventing Jiminez from controlling successfully. Jiminez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bacon can do to turn this around? Bacon is looking to stand up but Jiminez isn't so interested in that idea. Jiminez lands a couple of digs. Jiminez scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Jiminez is in close to Bacon's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jiminez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jiminez distracts Bacon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Jiminez landing with the ground and pound. Jiminez is standing up over Bacon. Bacon looks to escape but Jiminez dives into side control.
Jiminez scores with a couple of short elbows. Jiminez in side control lands a decent elbow. Bacon on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Jiminez landing a few strikes. Jiminez landing strikes.
Bacon is rocked! Jiminez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bacon down.
Bacon is still in real trouble! Can Jiminez finish him? Jiminez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bacon some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jiminez working the ground and pound from side control. Jiminez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jiminez trying to control the position but Bacon is working away. Bacon seems to have recovered his senses. Jiminez cracks Bacon with a big elbow. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jiminez working the head and body with strikes. Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Jiminez is dominant here and he's now got Bacon's back! Jiminez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bacon.
Jiminez throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bacon!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bacon is covering up but some of the strikes from Jiminez are getting through and doing damage.
Jiminez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bacon to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelangel Jiminez dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jiminez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bacon is looking to clinch. Jiminez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jiminez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Jiminez lands a heavy elbow. Jiminez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bacon bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jiminez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguelangel Jiminez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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