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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Reid!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reid is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Reid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Reid manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid controlling the pace for now.
Reid landing punches.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Reid has a good base and remains in mount.
Reid looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Reid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two 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.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones wants to hold on but Reid pushes him away.
Reid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jones is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reid.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Reid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reid off to one side.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Reid is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Reid throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Reid wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lenny Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reid throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Reid fights it but they end up in guard.
Reid being controlled here, momentarily.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones gets to his feet. Reid looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid landing some decent shots from guard.
Reid throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Reid content to stall in guard here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Jones controls Reid momentarily but Reid frees himself.
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.
Reid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones pulls Reid in to control the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Lenny Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Reid pushes his legs off easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reid instigates a clinch.
Reid manages to pull guard.
Reid is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Reid is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones prevents Reid from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Reid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones has Reid pushed against the ropes.
Reid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reid pulls guard successfully.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is really struggling to control Reid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Reid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones trying to control the position.
Reid has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reid shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reid is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reid holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Reid is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Reid sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Reid keeps moving and retains side control.
Reid stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Jones pulls Reid in close to his closed guard and prevents Reid from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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