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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tray paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tray paul!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
paul is looking to improve his position.
paul is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can paul avoid being mounted?
Jones is nestled in close to paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
paul wants to get back to his feet.
paul is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but paul is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but paul defends it.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks paul with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
paul has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
paul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 lands strikes from half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
paul wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones working paul over with strikes.
paul wants to get back to full guard.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
paul is wriggling around trying to escape.
paul looks gassed!
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
paul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
paul is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones prevents paul from getting the reversal.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones working paul over with strikes here.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
paul wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but paul blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
paul is breathing heavily.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of paul's head.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed paul's guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones passes to full mount!
paul wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
paul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
paul tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
paul taking shots to the head.
Jones scoring with strikes but paul is staying in there.
Jones breaks from paul's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones looking to finish paul with some ground and pound. This is bad for paul!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
paul taking shots to the head.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
paul is looking to get to half guard.
Jones working paul over with strikes here.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks paul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones looking to finish paul with some ground and pound. This is bad for paul!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! 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 is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in paul's half guard.
paul tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to paul's temple.
Jones working paul over with strikes.
Jones is taking a breather. paul says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that paul can do to turn this around?
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
paul has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones moves into full mount! paul won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones prevents paul from getting the reversal.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish paul?
paul is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
paul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Michael Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
paul is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones cracks paul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
paul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
paul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones breaks from paul's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
paul wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
paul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
paul is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
paul is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that paul really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Tray paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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