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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ricketts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Twilight Of The Thunder God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lorian Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Ricketts 's chin.
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Ricketts !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ricketts .
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ricketts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricketts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Ricketts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Ricketts . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Ricketts slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
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.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricketts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricketts really is a fat lump.
Ricketts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Ricketts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Ricketts persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ricketts with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Ricketts with that takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Ricketts dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorian Jones dominated that round.
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.
Ricketts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ricketts .
Jones misses with a double jab.
Ricketts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricketts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly here.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ricketts misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorian Jones 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.
Jones scores with a jab. Ricketts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricketts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricketts slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Ricketts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Ricketts misses.
Ricketts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ricketts has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Ricketts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricketts misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Ricketts .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorian Jones really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ricketts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a combination
and Ricketts counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricketts shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray Ricketts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Ricketts shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to bum rush Ricketts with a series of wild strikes but Ricketts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricketts gets a takedown into half guard.
Ricketts is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorian Jones dominated that fourth round.
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. 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.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ricketts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Ricketts is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ricketts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ricketts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ricketts content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Ricketts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Lorian Jones!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Lorian Jones!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Lorian Jones!
Lorian Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Lorian Jones is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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