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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asheesh Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clayton Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asheesh Patel! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Clayton Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patel swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but Patel moves out of range. Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Patel blocks with his arms.
Patel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jones blocking some punches.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Patel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is breathing heavily. Patel working aggressively here.
Patel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Patel tries to tie him up. Patel works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Patel is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patel has his back to the cage. Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Patel misses with the head strike.
Patel digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected. Patel trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Patel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Patel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patel's efforts to push away. Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patel presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Patel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patel tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Patel back against the cage. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land. Patel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Patel lands an uppercut. Jones blocking some punches.
A short left from Patel. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Patel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Patel misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patel misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Jones keeps control of Patel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Patel misses with some punches.
Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones. Patel wants to break free but Jones has control.
A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Patel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones blocking some punches.
Patel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jones takes a shot to the head. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now. Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
Patel misses with a hook from the clinch. Jones misses with a knee to the head. Patel throws a head punch that misses. Patel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Patel. Patel is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him. Patel is trying to stall.
Patel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Patel throws a head punch that misses. Patel misses with the head strike.
Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patel lands a body punch. Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocking some punches.
Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Patel lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jones blocks an uppercut.
Patel throws a head punch that misses. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel working aggressively here.
Patel throws a head punch that misses. Patel scores with a nice hook to the head. Patel lands with a light punch inside. Jones misses with a knee to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Patel stalling against the cage.
Patel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patel looks to throw an elbow but misses. Patel misses with the head strike.
Patel lands a shoulder strike. A short uppercut from Patel.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Patel has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment. Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. Patel lands a shot to the body. Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Patel tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Patel blocks with his arms.
Patel lands with a left to the head. Patel lands a body punch. Patel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Patel is trying to break free. Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
Patel throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Patel.
Patel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Patel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jones blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asheesh Patel dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patel tries to clinch up. Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones. Jones misses with a knee to the head. Patel throws a head punch that misses. Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Patel misses with a hook from the clinch. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Patel lands a shot to the body. Patel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head. A hook to the body from Patel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel. Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patel's efforts to push away. Patel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones keeps control of Patel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones. Patel throws a head punch that misses. Patel throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Patel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Patel.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patel working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Patel.
Patel misses with a body punch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Jones prevents a body shot from Patel. Patel lands with a left to the head. Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patel is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks. Patel has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Nice body punch from Patel. Patel throws a head punch that misses. Jones has Patel pressed against the cage, preventing Patel from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Patel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Patel is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks. Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patel working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Patel lands with a short shot to the head. A hook to the body from Patel.
Patel pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Asheesh Patel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patel's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Patel gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Patel lands an uppercut. Patel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jones blocking some punches.
Patel has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A hook to the body from Patel.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patel throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Patel lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Patel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Patel misses with some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Patel. Patel scores with a shoulder strike. Patel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jones blocks an uppercut.
Patel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Patel lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones avoids the elbow strike from Patel, against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Patel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Patel has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Patel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. Patel tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Patel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy. Patel lands a right hand. A quick uppercut on the inside from Patel. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patel is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patel has his back to the cage. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Patel.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Patel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Patel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Patel misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Patel working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patel. Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patel lands with a short shot to the head. Patel misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Patel blocks with his arms.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones keeps control of Patel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Patel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Patel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Patel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Patel working aggressively here.
Patel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patel scores with a shoulder strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asheesh Patel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Patel fails in his attempt to clinch. Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Patel. Jones forces Patel back against the cage and clinches. Patel has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment. Patel stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Patel blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones. Patel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. Jones misses with a knee to the head. Patel tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Patel back against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Patel.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Jones blocking some punches.
Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Patel misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Patel on the inside. Patel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Patel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel. Still in the clinch, Patel scores with a nice short uppercut. Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patel lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patel throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. Patel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones. Patel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy. Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Patel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones prevents Patel from breaking the clinch. Patel trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patel into the cage. Patel has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment. A nice left hand lands by Patel.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patel looking to stall.
Patel working aggressively here.
Patel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Patel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Patel stalling.
Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patel lands with a short head shot on the inside. Patel misses with some punches.
Asheesh Patel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patel lands an uppercut. Patel throws a head punch that misses. Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patel working aggressively here.
Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land. Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. A head punch on the inside from Patel fails to land. Jones blocking some punches.
Patel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. A right hook to the body lands for Patel.
Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. A hook to the body from Patel.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patel tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position. Patel misses with the head strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patel swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. Patel tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position. Patel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Patel misses with the head strike.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
Patel throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel. Jones takes a shot to the head. Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Patel has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
That's four 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 blocking some punches.
Patel misses with a body punch.
Patel wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Patel on the inside. Jones tries a knee to the head but Patel blocks it.
Patel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Patel misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patel. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patel blocks it with crossed arms. Patel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Patel misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Patel lands a body punch in the clinch. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Patel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Clayton Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A battle for position here, against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Patel.
And that's the end of the fight! Asheesh Patel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Patel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asheesh Patel!
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RATING
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